This is becoming a big issue. As much as sexual minorities are persecuted in countries that believe in diversity, it is all the more difficult in countries that are much less accepting.
There is a bunch of information in all of these links, but this is good to get an overview. This is the website of the group called SMUG, supporting various groups seeking respect as sexual minorities of Uganda: http://www.sexualminoritiesuganda.org/
This article paints the picture, but is much more optimistic than personal accounts: http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-01-04-rolling-stone-ruling-finally-a-ray-of-hope-for-gay-activists-in-uganda
Here is a related blog from Ugandans: http://gayuganda.blogspot.com/2011/01/shock-in-system-david-kato-kisule.html#comments
This is an article about the director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: http://clatl.com/atlanta/cary-alan-johnson-fights-for-global-lgbt-rights/Content?oid=2194839
Please comment here - feel free to share your opinion, ask a question to spark discussion, or even show us something else related.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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