Homophobia affecting gay people in Africa

[CH1]

The traditional Ghanaian view here


However, Kwabena Agyapong said he is against the practice because he is a conservative and the bible abhors it.
“I’m very conservative, so although I respect people’s rights, I’m not going to advocate for that kind of behaviour. I think that we should not criminalize it, and we should not advocate it. It should not be in our faces,” he observed.
While speaking on Good Evening Ghana, he continued that, “We should speak against it because when Jesus created Adam, he did not create another Adam; he created Eve. So I think it’s important to know that all of us are products of women, and sometimes I worry about that. But I am not prepared to be part of the argument that says they should be annihilated from the earth.”

 

[CH1]

Interview with 1 of the 2 MPs who voted against the Uganda anti gay bill

Ugandan MP: Christian right lies behind new anti-gay bill

Only two MPs voted against Uganda’s anti-LGBT bill, passed this week. We talk to one of them, Fox Odoi-Oywelowo

www.opendemocracy.net

 

[friendofdorothy]

Terrible what is happening in Uganda - link onine petition to the president here:

​ Ugandan Lawmakers Approve Harsh Anti-LGBT+ Legislation​ Last Tuesday, Ugandan lawmakers approved some of the world's harshest anti-LGBT+ legislation. They now face the prospect of prison sentences of up to 20 years for promoting homosexuality and the death penalty for so-called aggravated homosexuality. They are frightened for their lives and there's not much time left to stop this nightmare from becoming a deadly reality. The Ugandan President has 30 days to sign the bill into law and he could do so at any time. This heinous bill will turn family members against each other by forcing all Ugandans to report to the authorities any person suspected of being LGBT+. The public discussion about the bill has already led to a significant increase in cases of extortion, eviction, denial of healthcare, and savage mob violence against LGBT+ Ugandans. This law has no place in a modern, successful, democratic Uganda, so please support them by signing this petition to tell the Ugandan President that LGBT+ Ugandans are citizens of their country, worthy of respect and deserving of fundamental human rights.​

 

[CH1]

Spirited attack on the Ghana anti-gay bill from Prof. Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh on GTV (Ghana state TV) here:

 

[CH1]

Sponsor of the Uganda anti gay bill threatens to bring in another one if this one is annulled in court

 

[CH1]

A Ghana Catholic Bishop writes a 4 page letter to the President of Ghana warning him to pass the anti gay bill

 

[CH1]

Frank Mugisha Uganda TV interview

 

[NoXion]

Sponsor of the Uganda anti gay bill threatens to bring in another one if this one is annulled in court
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It's like some people have nothing better to do with their lives but act like utterly ruinous pieces of filth. The comparison with incest is disingenuous and revolting.

 

[CH1]

This article from 19th March predates the passing of the Uganda anti gay bill, but has interesting background

How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa

Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.

foreignpolicy.com

 

[A380]

This article from 19th March predates the passing of the Uganda anti gay bill, but has interesting background

How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa

Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.

foreignpolicy.com

Is anyone lobbying HMG to stop granting any new foreign aid to the Ugandan government - could route similar money to communities using NGOs.

 

[CH1]

Is anyone lobbying HMG to stop granting any new foreign aid to the Ugandan government - could route similar money to communities using NGOs.

There is a petition to stop those MPs who voted it through from visiting UK. If you wanted that link both Frank Mugisha and RightifyGhana have it one their Twitter feeds.

 

[CH1]

This is particularly alarming for me. I've been to Somanya several times (though not for 20 years).

 

[Sasaferrato]

Is anyone lobbying HMG to stop granting any new foreign aid to the Ugandan government - could route similar money to communities using NGOs.

The problem with that is that it is not the politicians who will suffer, it is all the people dependent on aid.

One thing I've observed in many countries over many years is that the political elite are never starving. The people of North Korea eat grass, whilst their leader develops gout as a result of gluttony.

 

[CH1]

Is anyone lobbying HMG to stop granting any new foreign aid to the Ugandan government - could route similar money to communities using NGOs.

Sign this?

 

[CH1]

Very detailed account of the Ugandan anit gay bill - which will become law on 20th April, unless President Museveni rejects it or asks for amendments.

"The Family" tied to anti-LGBTQ+ death penalty bill — again

Christian group formally known as the Fellowship Foundation linked to anti-gay legislation in Uganda.

www.salon.com

 

[Dogsauce]

Sign this?

They should have travel bans on fundamentalist Christian shits in the US that are spreading this stuff worldwide. Many missionary groups use Europe as a stepping stone to Africa, lock them out.

 

[CH1]

They should have travel bans on fundamentalist Christian shits in the US that are spreading this stuff worldwide. Many missionary groups use Europe as a stepping stone to Africa, lock them out.

There was a Christian sect in Cambridgeshire involved last time this happened in Uganda 10-15 years ago. Ugandan refugees demonstrated against them. It's probably not Googleable - unless you have an index to Pink paper etc.

 

[_Russ_]

Spot on. Dunno why this poster is still here. They’ve been doing similar ignorant and stupid shitposting the whole time

Yea...like WTF?!!! did he think this was a place where people with different views could post? ............FFS Get with the program Mr Fish

 

[krtek a houby]

Yea...like WTF?!!! did he think this was a place where people with different views could post? ............FFS Get with the program Mr Fish

Ugh.

There's different views and then there's ignorance and then there's antisemitic posters who know exactly what they're posting up.

How you're still here is a mystery.

 

[Orang Utan]

Yea...like WTF?!!! did he think this was a place where people with different views could post? ............FFS Get with the program Mr Fish

We don’t court racists here traditionally

 

[CH1]

This private newspaper is pretty homophobic

 

[krtek a houby]

"homosexual cash"

 

[jeff_leigh]

"homosexual cash"

We used to call it The Pink Pound IIRC

 

[CH1]

We used to call it The Pink Pound IIRC

Not the Pink Pound at all - this is conspiracy Ghana style - homosexual cash = George Soros, CNN, WEF, EU translated into local terms in Ghana.
Remember the Anit-Gay Bill is Ghana is being promoted by the opposition in a country where the opposition control parliament (by a sliver) and the President is not able to run again (he is on 2nd term).
The whole thing is an example of Trump-style culture wars. Or Farage-style brainwashing on GB News.

 

[jeff_leigh]

Not the Pink Pound at all - this is conspiracy Ghana style - homosexual cash = George Soros, CNN, WEF, EU translated into local terms in Ghana.
Remember the Anit-Gay Bill is Ghana is being promoted by the opposition in a country where the opposition control parliament (by a sliver) and the President is not able to run again (he is on 2nd term).

When’s the next Election in Ghana ?

 

[CH1]

When’s the next Election in Ghana ?

December 2024.

 

[ice-is-forming]

I had the privilege of meeting representatives from Uganda, Kenya and other African countries, at the international harm reduction conference this week. The conference itself was about harm reduction for pwud, but the talks from the LGBTI and sex work representatives were both humbling and shocking.

To be allowed out of their countries, with the support of amesty international and the UN, to speak out about their governments policies must be both terrifying and wonderful for them.

Their bravery is immense. How they managed, whilst under surveillance, to pull their visits off is beyond me, and I fear for what awaits them when they arrive home.

 

[RedRedRose]

How foreign aid supported anti-LGBTQ+ advocates in Uganda

the report notes that many of the grants “include support to develop the capacity of the groups involved. Having aid funding and prominent development partners can boost groups’ credibility, their reputations, and their access to power and other finance.”

 

[CH1]

An odd interview on GTV3 - somewhat similar to our Channel 5 by all accounts

 

[Nine Bob Note]

"The Mystic Twins?" Who does their marketing?

Dreadward, surely?