Friday 22 October 2010

Uganda: Can't Happen Here

Several newspapers have run a story about the climate of homophobia in Uganda.
"Gay Ugandans have faced a fortnight of attacks and intimidation, say human rights campaigners, after a local newspaper published a list of the country's "top 100 homosexuals",' The Independent reports.
"As well as naming gay Ugandans – complete with photographs and addresses – Rolling Stone newspaper also claimed that a deadly disease was attacking homosexuals in Uganda, and said that gays were recruiting one million children by raiding schools."
That's terrible. Sounds like Britain in the 80s.

1 comment:

  1. Independent editorial http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-continents-darkness-2113112.html

    Interesting Guardian cif commentary by a gay Ugandan http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/22/being-gay-in-uganda

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