"Hamas loves LGBTQIA+" - Set of stickers

Size: 10cm x 10cm

High-quality laminated sticker with a notch on the back.
Prepares well and adheres well, making it difficult to remove.

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Hamas, the Islamist organization that governs the Gaza Strip, operates under a strict interpretation of Islamic law (sharia). In this context, LGBTQIA+ individuals face extremely harsh repression, including persecution, imprisonment, torture, and in some cases, extrajudicial killings. Here's how this occurs:

1. Legal and Political Framework in Gaza

• No legal protection : There are no laws in Gaza that protect LGBTQIA+ individuals. Instead, laws rooted in sharia are used against them.

• Criminalization : Homosexual acts are criminalized. While not always formally prosecuted, authorities and armed factions can act outside the legal system.

2. Tactics Used by Hamas or Affiliated Militants

has. Arbitrary Arrests and Torture

• LGBTQIA+ individuals have been arrested without warrants , interrogated, and tortured by Hamas' internal security forces.

• Detainees may be forced to "confess" to homosexuality or to denounce others.

b. Entrapment and Surveillance

• Security services sometimes pose as gay individuals online or use blackmail to lure suspects.

• Phones and social media are monitored to track “suspicious” behavior.

c. Honor Killings or Encouraged Vigilantism

• In some documented cases, Hamas turns a blind eye or tacitly approves when families or militias murder LGBTQIA+ relative to "preserve honor."

• Hamas-controlled media and clerics often frame LGBTQIA+ people as threats to society , fueling public hatred.

d. Executions and Extrajudicial Killings

• There are reports of suspected LGBTQIA+ individuals being executed by Hamas fighters, especially in times of conflict, under accusations of “collaboration” with Israel — always a coded excuse for targeting gay individuals.

• Witnesses and exiled individuals have reported seeing people thrown off buildings or shot after being accused of homosexuality.

3. Living in Fear

• Many LGBTQIA+ Gazans are in hiding , live double lives, or attempt to flee the territory.

• Some seek asylum abroad (notably in Israel, the West Bank, or Europe) after being outed or threatened.

4. Documented Testimonies

• Human Rights Watch , OutRight Action International , and BBC investigations have collected testimonies of LGBTQIA+ people subjected to abuse, torture, and death threats in Gaza.

• One 2020 report highlighted a gay man who was tortured by Hamas for weeks and only escaped after bribing a guard.