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.
Friday, 22 October 2010
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Independent editorial http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-continents-darkness-2113112.html
ReplyDeleteInteresting Guardian cif commentary by a gay Ugandan http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/22/being-gay-in-uganda