Read Puar, Jasbir K. 2017. The Right to Maim. Durham. Duke University Press. Chapter 3 “Disabled Diaspora, Rehabilitating State: The Queer Politics of Reproduction in Palestine/Israel”. 95–126.
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In this chapter, the core is based on the homonationalism concept, which links the interests of the state with the rights of LGBT people. First of all, I had never dealt with or read about this movement, although I did have prior knowledge of pinkwashing and purplewashing. In theory, pinkwashing is not only a tool of biopolitical control that directly benefits the state, but many people, entities and brands can benefit from it. This is the case of many actors, actresses, writers, influencers, who use this strategy at the time of the well-known “Pride Month” or even launching campaigns throughout the year, in order to reach more audience, sales, sponsors, etc. However, today we are concerned with its use by the United States, but especially by Israel, which promotes these rights, as a biopolitical tactic, while simultaneously doing a certain “makeover” of its colonialist profile and its geopolitical interests, putting a veil over the occupation of Palestine, in order to show itself as a more progressive state in terms of LGBT rights.