Gays in the media in Uganda
This is am article about recent media in Uganda. In a recent Rolling Stones magazine(not affiliated with the american version) published an article that posted a list of homosexuals with their name, address, and personal information stating that the public should report these people to the police. There was a lawsuit that was brought up and the court decided that media is not allowed to publish any more lists of this sort. The managing editor of the magazine says that he will still post lists about homosexuals no matter what the court has said.
I found this article so shocking because living in America where gay people are so widely accepted its sad to hear that in foreign countries people still go to such extremes when it comes to rejecting homosexuality.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article, I feel bad for every person whose name was on that list. It is wrong for a magazine or newspaper to publicly display the names of gay people. I think it's hard for other countries to accept that people are gay and arresting them or oppressing them from society is not going to change anything. I am so blessed to live in a country where people are accepting to others and do not judge on race, religion, or sexuality. This article tells us that people around the world are so against gays that they will go to the public and have them removed from society. I hope that one day this will all change.
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