British producer arrested in Uganda

A British producer was charged in Uganda for the crime of criminal offence.  David Cecil who is the British producer has done countless research on the gay community in Africa, moreover in Uganda, he has notice how many obstacles they have to over come on a daily base.   However, David wrote a play that was based on the life of a gay Ugandan male.  He wanted to show them how difficult the life of a gay Ugandan can be because of the anti-homosexual law.  However, The Ugandan government found out about the play and made David cancelled the play.  However, he was still charged because he was breaking the law for promoting homosexuality.    


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/07/uganda-british-producer-arrested-gay-rights

HIV in the gay community

            The reason I stated on my last blog that the gay community in Africa is one group that suffers the most was because these individuals have laws against them also they have no rights that protect them.  In East Africa, a homosexual act can put one in jail for 14 years or one can even face the death sentence.  Yes, granted they can move to other countries in Africa where it’s not as worst for the gays, however some of these humans have no accesses to any type of help to be moving.  The gay community in Uganda is facing countless obstacles.  One obstacle is that the gay community has no accesses to health treatment.  Gay individuals who are infected by HIV or Aids do not receive any type of help.  The reason they have no accesses to it is because Uganda’s citizens belief that the gays should die because they are sinning by living a gay life style.     

http://panos.org.uk/features/ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-threatens-hivaids-fight/

Heartless

It’s amazing how humans can be heartless towards each other just because they do not share the same beliefs.  From doing countless research throughout the semester I strongly believe that the one group that suffers the most in Africa is the gay community.  There are numerous stories about gay individuals being beaten or killed in Africa it is really heart breaking.  This man named Paul (which isn’t his real name) was praying for his life just minutes before he was beaten by a mob if men and women.  The people only stopped beating him because they heard a gun shoot.  However, the police did not help him at all, the officer announced it to the other men in the cells that he was a gay man.  Sure enough Paul was beaten and sexually abused by the other men in jail.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17058692 

Rashidi Williams

            A Nigerian gay has to face many more obstacles then an American gay.  American gays have rights that will protect us from discrimination and harassment.  Where as the Nigerian gays have no rights.  The Nigerian government allows their citizens to disrespect on the gay community in Nigeria.  The gays in the States worrier about having the right to marry and adopting children.  Where as the Nigerian gay community worrier about being beating to death or being put in jail for 14 years.  These humans suffer everyday, many do not even come out, and many pertain to be something they are not.  The Nigerians who are out suffer the most for example, Rashidi Williams who is a native of Nigeria, has been beaten because he identifies as a homosexual.  Men and women both were beating this 25 year old young man.  After the beating William had to go to the hospital because they broke his hand.  William stated that he could not report anything to the hospital or police deportment because he would have to face discrimination again.    

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16028365 

Malawi’s president stands up for the gays

Malawi’s first female president Ms. Joyce Banda is standing up for a minority group in her country.  Ms. Banda has stated that she is willing to do her best to have this minority group receive the respect they deserve.  She is working to repeal the anti-homosexual laws that they enforce in her country. Malawi.  She cannot fathom the thought of an innocent individual having to face 14 years of jail time  Just because these homosexual people are being themselves, sharing their love with a person of the same sex, however they suffer just because of those actions they take.  Ms. Banda does not see herself having a problem with the government repealing the law.   The real problem she fears is the citizens of Malawi not accepting the gays in the community and rioting against them even more because of the law being repeal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18118350