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Don't worry, the activist David Kato -- whose face made the cover of the local newspaper's anti-gay issue -- has been beaten to death in his home. So you don't have to worry about him anymore. All thanks and praise to Jesus Christ's disciples from here in the US who have made Africa in general and -- Uganda in particular -- the battleground for their war on modern values. Unbelievably sad. From the NYT:
"Uganda seems to be on the front lines of this battle. Conservative Christian groups that espouse antigay beliefs have made great headway in the country and wield a lot of influence. Uganda’s first lady is a born-again Christian and has proposed a virginity census. At the same time, American organizations that defend gay rights have also poured money into Uganda to help the small and besieged gay community."
UPDATE: Estate 44 has mysteriously disappeared from the web. This LINK remains with images of the research they did.
Estate 44 does little more than subscribe to popular (think thousands of subscribers) twitter and facebook channels of self-identified republicans, tea party members, and conservatives and compiles the hate for easy consumption.
Woody Guthrie sings the Mean Talkin' Blues . . . about some mean, mean anti-union, anti-planning, hate mongers . . . sound familiar? Maybe we could call it the Twenty-Ten Hate-Talkin' Blues . . .
THIS VIDEO WAS MADE PRIVATE BY ITS CREATORS. That's cool. Everybody has the right to privacy, I suppose.
No trauma, no irreversible damage, nothing more than a few questions for clarification, a relatively mild shift of world-view, and acceptance. Those who claim that teaching children about same-sex couples is harmful should watch this candid moment and repent. Rather, teaching children that some love is inherently despicable and to be shunned is the real abuse of the easily-molded young mind.
You've got to be taught To hate and fear, You've got to be taught From year to year, It's got to be drummed In your dear little ear You've got to be carefully taught.
You've got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made, And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade, You've got to be carefully taught.
You've got to be taught before it's too late, Before you are six or seven or eight, To hate all the people your relatives hate, You've got to be carefully taught!
This image (thanks to towleroad) of two lovers mocked on their way to their trial pretty much says it all.
" Anyone convicted of violating the ban on homosexuality could face a prison sentence of up to 14 years. The couple's defence team argued in court Monday that their arrest on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation 'amounts to discrimination, a violation of their rights to freedom of expression, conscience and expression as enshrined in our republican constitution.'
"Our prayer is for a constitutional review of the laws in the penal code that criminalise homosexuality in the country and are inconsistent with the constitution," lawyer Noel Supedi told a packed court.
Chief resident magistrate Nyakwawa Usiwausiwa, presiding over a case that has generated widespread public debate in the country, agreed with the plea for a constitutional review but ruled the case could be moved to the constitutional court only with the consent of the chief justice."
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