#their anti-israel platform actually endangers queer palestinians

[smonk-wonk]

This seems to frame the existence of the KOSA bill as a nonissue (or lesser issue) and taking action against it as arbitrary. You can care about both things at once but more importantly- the KOSA bill will affect our ability to openly speak about Palestine the way we have been. It is a censorship bill, and will result in surveillance and be counterproductive in advocating for Palestine. Republicans definitely would not pass a censorship bill and allow the type of content we've been spreading over the last months under their watch. I personally do not think it was an afterthought to attempt to pass the bill now as we will of course prioritize Palestine which makes it very difficult to address something else.

If we ignore KOSA, the ability to access information like updates on Palestine, resources that provide aid to displaced Palestinians, and related matters will be compromised. Additional to that, resources for those in abusive situations, in need of (especially) LGBT resources and mental health resources, will be censored. Palestinians will die, as will children in abusive situations. They are taking advantage of the fact that we need to focus on Rafah, on Palestine, on the 2 million displaced Palestinians. Next thing we know information about it is being surveilled and hidden, information that saves lives and spreads awareness and has allowed the Free Palestine movement to gain the support and power that it has.

Do not stop talking about Palestine, but do not imply that KOSA is a nonissue. With KOSA, inevitably people will hear less about Palestine. People may stop talking about it or forget about it. Seeing less related content is no justification for forgetting about Palestine but like it or not that's just what's going to happen with more people than we can afford it to. I'd still continue to post every day in these tags but I'd be fucked up if my posts were censored or removed. I can't afford that and neither can anyone else. It's going to target and allow for the deaths of more Palestinians and many minority groups, many people in need of life saving resources, queer youth, so many people will be affected and people will wish they'd understood the full intentions of these politicians and done something.

Here senators are at a hearing admitting that they want to target "anti Israel" content, clearly expressing belief that pro Palestine content encourages terrorism and endangers children. I don't believe everyone would actually have to upload a government issued ID, but there would still likely be various forms of "identity verification" used widely, jeopardizing the safety of a lot of people. The bill will compromise much of the anonymity we are currently allowed that keeps us safe. We cannot focus on Palestine if we allow KOSA to pass because we're "too busy", because they are not separate issues. They are counting on our dedication to Palestine to overlook the fact that their bill will be used as a cover to censor a wide variety of important resources and Palestinian voices under the guise of protecting children.

Focus on Rafah BY not allowing KOSA to pass. Do not discourage action against KOSA, it's more dangerous than you think even if you mean well. They will have a full say in what information on various platforms would endanger children and must be suppressed or erased. And it's scarier knowing that they will have more access to the identities of those speaking against Israel or in support of Palestine. If you don't think republicans would allow unfiltered free speech for those talking about Palestine and anything that doesn't kiss Israel's soggy little pancake ass then you'd probably be wrong, given how they feel about pro Palestine content. Everything I just said would probably not make it very far if allowed to stay up at all

"but the kosa bill is going to be signed !!!"

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