Homophobia affecting gay people in Africa
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CH1
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There is a fightback: Mwenda, MP Odoi and nine others ask court to block implementation of anti-gay law
RedRedRose
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Interview with a human rights advocate covering some of the background to the law and its prospects of being overturned
CH1
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A second petition filed in the Uganda constitutional court against the Anti Gay Act
CH1
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Strange case here of the biter bit - from Frank Mugisha via Twitter
www.lgbtqnation.com
Ex-gay activist faces homosexuality charges under Uganda law he advocated for
A local paper deemed it the first major case since the enactment of the "Kill the Gays" law...
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CH1
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Frank Mugisha was on the Channel 4 news on Friday
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Unfortunately the video comes up as "private" - seemed to me this was suitable to be publicly available as a matter of record.
‘I received death threats…I had to go into hiding’: activist Frank Mugisha on Uganda’s anti-LGBT law
We’re joined by activist Frank Mugisha, who is currently in London to ask for support from the UK government.
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Unfortunately the video comes up as "private" - seemed to me this was suitable to be publicly available as a matter of record.
phildwyer
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Counter-productive:
apnews.com
World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law
The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned.
apnews.com
JimW
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Their previous funding did seem to be going to some socially useful endeavoursCounter-productive:
World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law
The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned.
phildwyer
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It was propping up the entire economy, which will now suffer badly. Uganda will be driven into the arms of China, while the local LGBTQ community takes the blame. What is the World Bank thinking?
JimW
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Curse of wanting to be seen to Do Something. When I presume they were in the best position to be bending ears as things stood.
phildwyer
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The problem is that Ugandans are disposed to interpret any Western pressure on this issue as coercive neo-colonialism. Western states and institutions can bend ears at the highest levels, but they should never do so in public. This is a bad mistake.
CH1
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The Ghana anti LGBT bill is nearing the President is asked to sign it off.
A couple of weeks back one of the majority party tried to introduce an amendment suggesting community service rather than imprisonment for the gay offences proscribed - but he was pressured to drop that.
It is possible that the President might send the bill back or block it - but he faces an election in December.
This is culture wars Ghana-style Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Group urges Akufo-Addo not to assent when passed | 3News
A couple of weeks back one of the majority party tried to introduce an amendment suggesting community service rather than imprisonment for the gay offences proscribed - but he was pressured to drop that.
It is possible that the President might send the bill back or block it - but he faces an election in December.
This is culture wars Ghana-style Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Group urges Akufo-Addo not to assent when passed | 3News
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The sad thing for me is homophobia is till an issue at home in the UK ( if not on the same scale ) which is partly why I did this Homophobia
Then there are places like Russia, Indonesia, and middle eastern countries where homosexuality can be punishable by the death penalty. For me, it is a much bigger and wider issue than suggested by this thread.
Then there are places like Russia, Indonesia, and middle eastern countries where homosexuality can be punishable by the death penalty. For me, it is a much bigger and wider issue than suggested by this thread.
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danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
You need to put a space between “this” and the start of your url.
I see it’s in the football forum, which I don’t see. So it’s good to have relevant threads elsewhere.
phildwyer
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This issue certainly has far wider implications than is generally understood.
The problem in Africa is that homophobia is identified with anti-colonialism in general, so that it immediately places such African governments as reflect public opinion into open and direct conflict with the West. This conflict is not restricted to this single issue, but immediately infects both macro- and micro-economies, as Western financial institutions refuse credit or "aid" to homophobic governments, which has a notable material impact on the lives of individuals, with incalculable but perhaps predictable effect on their future political disposition.
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No real surprise unfortunately
phildwyer
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According to Allafrica.com the new Ghanian law will even make it illegal to "identify as an ally." This is pretty full-on stuff, and it seems to be sweeping the continent. I blame the World Bank.
www.hrw.org
Ghana’s Anti-LGBT Push Will Harm Its Democracy
Events in recent months have raised fear among Ghana’s human rights activists, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and allies. In October, police stopped a 30-year-old who was carrying sex toys at a checkpoint, detained and threatened them with jailtime. The police demanded a...
CH1
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What's the World Bank got to do with it? Come to think of it it may be them that forced Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings to re-introduce democracy, and his chosen constitution, though admirably cheap (275 MPs, no upper house) is clearly vulnerable to populist manipulation. The only one able to block this now is the President.According to Allafrica.com the new Ghanian law will even make it illegal to "identify as an ally." This is pretty full-on stuff, and it seems to be sweeping the continent. I blame the World Bank.
Ghana’s Anti-LGBT Push Will Harm Its Democracy
Events in recent months have raised fear among Ghana’s human rights activists, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and allies. In October, police stopped a 30-year-old who was carrying sex toys at a checkpoint, detained and threatened them with jailtime. The police demanded a...
phildwyer
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The World Bank, IMF and other institutions of global capital retaliate against homophobic governments in Africa by withdrawing what they call "credit" and "aid." This rapidly impoverishes the local population, thus pissing them off a lot and convincing them that global capital is attempting to force them into tolerating non-traditional sexualities by brute financial power, which they perceive as neo-colonialism. For example:
World Bank halts new Uganda loans over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act contradicts the World Bank Group's values, the global financier says.
www.bbc.com
CH1
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Maybe even more confusing in Uganda, as there are the 45 Christian Martyrs Uganda Martyrs - WikipediaThe World Bank, IMF and other institutions of global capital retaliate against homophobic governments in Africa by withdrawing what they call "credit" and "aid." This rapidly impoverishes the local population, thus pissing them off a lot and convincing them that global capital is attempting to force them into tolerating non-traditional sexualities by brute financial power, which they perceive as neo-colonialism. For example:
World Bank halts new Uganda loans over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act contradicts the World Bank Group's values, the global financier says.www.bbc.com
This recent attack statement from the Ugandan Archbishop refers to the martyrs. I'm not fully au fait , but the way it reads is that Uganda ex-communicated the Church of England in 2003 because the C of E failed to ex-communicate the Episcopal Church of the USA who had ordained a gay bishop. Statement issued by the Archbishop of Uganda at a 10 Feb 2023 press conference following the vote by the Church of England synod to permit gay blessings | Anglican Ink © 2024
This 2013 documentary was shown on PBS and warned of what was coming (trailer):
phildwyer
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Predictable as ever, the World Bank and IMF threaten to withdraw loans if the Ghanian bill becomes law. The idiots who run these institutions have no idea of the effect their stupid, anti-democratic policies will have. If there's one thing Africans hate, it's having their sexuality dictated to them by Western financial force: https://www.ft.com/content/22eefd82-5edb-4b30-868b-ed6bce67242d
nino_savatte
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Yeah, because the British never once imposed laws banning homosexuality in their African colonies.
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