The issues of
LGBTs have always made the front pages of newspapers and the headlines of
television news networks. It is not because they are sellable, but they are the
“major” type of minority in the world, a symbol of its oppression. Most people
will view them and compare the treatment to them as of blacks during the
slavery years of the western world. But then again, they are also human, and
they deserve all the right to live in harmony and protected by law.
It may leave
some to question why Uganda and other countries, including those with insurgents
and rebellion, want to have a law that would restrict gays and lesbians from becoming
a part of society in an official manner. Today, Uganda’s LGBT’s community is
rejoicing because a law proposed by the Ugandan government itself the Ugandan
laws have overturned.
LGBTs in
Uganda had hidden away from the view of authorities and even their own “straight”
colleagues because of the possible punishment that they can be jailed for life.
The law was implemented for six months until the Ugandan courts have rejected
the law on August 1.
The law imprisoned
one for being gay.
There are
many possible explanations as to why Uganda, and extremist groups want to
abolish the appearance of LGBTs.
One is that
it destroys tradition. Most extremists and fundamentalists are against western
ideals and teachings because it destroys their respective identities.
The second part
is that it is not part of a religious teaching. Islamist fighters and jihadists
have stressed out this fact against the gays and lesbians in their community,
whom they treat less than human in many instances.
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