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Uganda Gives Gays Death Penalty
Uganda is throwing homosexuals and transgendered persons in jail for homosexual activity. The legislature is causing an uproar globally, but Uganda doesn’t seem to mind. Cases of “aggravated homosexuality”, including repeated homosexual acts, or sex acts with a person who’s under 18, HIV-positive, or, get this, disabled, are punishable by the death sentence. The fucking death sentence.
Read the article at Rabble. So fucked.
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 am
that is so upsetting and even more upsetting to keep reading it after the first time i read it. i struggle with finding a balance between activism and anger. the two go hand in hand sometimes and i forget how to constructively protest because i want to spit nails. has it always been this bad? is it just more publicized? is it a reaction to gay revolution? whatever it is, it’s making me slightly paranoid. a lot of hate crimes have surfaced in the u.s. and globally. silence is one thing, but actively criminalizing every part of our lives is upsetting enough to ruin my day.
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:18 pm
It’s all motivated by fear.
Logic and proportion goes out the window when people are driven by fear.
In an effort to confront their fear, people lash out and hurt or kill other people because they don’t have the education, widsom, or other resources to guide them towards making rational decisions. Even people who are supposedly educated, can still malfunction and resort to this type of behavior because they’re simply not as evolved.
On top of that, there exists a structure in society that encourages aggressive ignorance over all other things.
November 24th, 2009 at 4:21 am
i know that there are a lot of hate crimes going on in my hometown of calgary right now, too. roving bands of skinheads beating up gays and hippie-types. the worst part is that the police don’t seem particularly interested in doing much to stop it. i’m not sure what i should do about it. i feel powerless and frustrated, but most of all, as you’ve said, angry.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:33 am
i’ve decided to start volunteering again for our local lgbt rights org. it’s been too long and i have to put this frustrated energy into positive force. thanks for blogging this!