(from Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice) Across Europe, the far-right is rebranding itself as uniquely equipped to protect LGBTQ+ communities from homophobic violence. This isn't a genuine ideological shift, but an insidious form of "pinkwashing", aimed at targeting Muslim and migrant communities. In Europe, the treatment of queer people has been weaponised as a metric of "civilisational" progress. The far-right paints Muslims and migrants as threats to "Western values" - claiming they are inherently homophobic, misogynistic or violent. By co-opting progressive vocabulary, the far-right launders its extremist image, positioning itself as the defender of Western liberal values against a "backward other". By aiming to pit LGBTQ+ and Muslim communities against one another it creates a false choice between queer safety and anti-racism. It erases the fact that so many queer and trans people are also members of racialises communities. It also ignores the notoriously homophobic, misogynistic and violent agendas of Europe's far-right parties. ... 1/2 #Pride #queer #farRight #Berlin #CSD #AmsterdamPride #PVV #Wilders #Islamophobia #FascistPlaybook #fascism