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
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/07/uganda-british-producer-arrested-gay-rights
This is ridiculous. The world is full of so many different types of people who deserve to be treated equally, period. I would like to see how people would react to something like this happening in the states...
ReplyDeleteSo sad that this is the case in Uganda. They've done plays here in the U.S. about homosexuality, including the recently popular Broadway musical Spring Awakening which has elements of homosexuality included within it. The fact that we can accept this and Uganda can't is really unfortunate. I hope this eventually transfers over to Uganda - perhaps they will eventually come to modern times in respecting the rights of everyone (and even then, we still have a ways to go).
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