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/
A lot of countries in general hardly have the means to be able to aid all of their citizens with HIV/AIDs. Most countries hardly even have enough hospital beds to even be able to admit patients with HIV/AIDs until they are in the latest stages. If these people would have recieved treatment sooner, they could have potentially been cured or at least survived longer. This may sound synical, but I almost feel as though the government is purposely denying access to health treatment for the gay community because they simply don't have enough hospital beds for all. They're doing it to justify not taking care of a certain group of people.
ReplyDeleteI like how you are holding your stance and finding sources to help cement your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Lucinda on some aspects, many governments in Africa are denying treatment based on the fact that these people have HIV/AIDs. If some of these governments would allow foreign aid, there may be a slight chance to help this community. My ex's cousin started a humanitarian effort in Madagascar a few years ago, using sports to help educate those with HIV/AIDs and its prevention. If more efforts like this were made, do you think it would have any impact?