“By Hays’ reasoning, penetrating a rectum with a penis is a violation of how God meant humans to function. However, penetrating a human body with a sword, a common way to kill people in biblical times, is acceptable. Apparently human bodies were designed to be penetrated by metal implements, but not by flesh.”
― Hector Avalos
Tag Archives: Uganda
Justice Denied: Steven Kabuye Remains Committed to Human Rights Fight Months After Horrific Attack
“The attack on Kabuye goes against human rights. Every person deserves respect, dignity, and safety, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation. This is non-negotiable. We cannot compromise on protecting the rights and freedoms of each individual.” – Kenya Human Rights Commission
“Like You’re Praying”: The Art of Humiliation and History of Forced Anal Exams
“I want the exams stopped, the practice discredited, the awards and certificates stripped from the doctors’ walls, the practitioners to lose their reputations for dispassionate expertise and sample a small measure of the humiliation they have inflicted on countless men. The doctors who do this must be recognized as torturers.” – Scott Long – When Doctors Torture: The Anus and the State in Egypt and Beyond
Profile in Courage: Let’s Walk Uganda Founder Champions Queer Ugandans’ Rights
The high number of Ugandan asylum seekers citing sexual orientation as grounds for seeking asylum reflects the harsh reality faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in Uganda. The Ugandan government’s history of persecution and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community has forced many to flee in search of safety and acceptance.- Edward Mutebi, Founder of Let’s Walk Uganda
Permanent Recession: Homophobia’s Hefty Economic Pricetag
If government statistical agencies and economists saw a 1
percent drop in a country’s economic activity that lasted for a while, they
would eventually call it a recession. So in a sense, homophobia and
transphobia puts economies in a permanent recession, with economic output
below what the people of a country could produce.
– M.V. Lee Badgett- The Economic Case for LGBT Equality – Why Fair and Equal Treatment Benefits Us All
Violent Wakeup Call: Brutal Transphobic Attack Highlights Vulnerability of LGBTQIA+ People in Namibia
“There are few things more dangerous to a transgender woman than the risk of a straight man not totally comfortable in his sexuality or masculinity realizing he is attracted to her.”
― Sarah McBride, Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
Ugandan Human Rights Activist Suffers Horrific Homophobic Attack
“As we wait for the Bill to come into force, . Amnesty International urges the international community to urgently put pressure on the Ugandan government to protect the rights of LGBTI persons in the country. We stand in solidarity with Ugandan LGBTI communities, and all Ugandans affected by this hateful legislation.”- Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director
Impasse: Ghana’s First Cardinal and Bishop’s Conference Break on LGBTQIA+ Rights
“Lesbian affairs were virtually universal among unmarried Akan women, sometimes continuing after marriage. Whenever possible, the women purchased extra-large beds to accommodate group sex sessions involving perhaps half-a-dozen women” – David Greenberg -Professor and Historian
Gospel of Hatred: Recipe for Fatal Trust and Regressive Revolutions
“The prophecy, like an angered beast, had gone berserk and was destroying his mind with the ferocity of madness . . . until all that he knew, all that was him, all that had become him was left in disarray. To my brother, Ikenna, the fear of death as prophesied by Abulu had become palpable, a caged world within which he was irretrievably trapped, and beyond which nothing else existed.”
― Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen
Gospel of Hate: How Uganda Became an Ideological Battleground
“The Government of Uganda must significantly improve its record and hold accountable those responsible for flawed election conduct, violence, and intimidation. The U.S. Government will continue to evaluate additional actions against individuals complicit in undermining democracy and human rights in Uganda, as well as their immediate family members.” – Antony Blinken
Hollywood Inclusivity and African-South Asian Queer Visibility
“That episode ended. I waited for the following week to see more. This was
before you could binge-watch series. When the day came, I worked things
out again so I’d have the TV to myself. The plot went something like this: Guy’s dad doesn’t know he’s gay, keeps trying to get son with girl, but suspects son’s new flatmate is homosexual. I cringed, heart fluttering, whenever the flatmate sauntered into a scene like he had the right to set everyone else on edge.” – Siya Khumalo: You Have To Be Gay to Know God
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