Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and policy are nothing new in Uganda or other former British colonies. The British Empire imposed its colonial penal code, including the anti-sodomy law Section 377, on the territories it had claimed. Since former African colonies gained independence in the 1960s, few have repealed the colonial anti-sodomy laws, instead enacting harsh policies including life in prison — a trend encouraged by American evangelical groups.
American evangelical groups have played a role in pushing hateful policies
In reality, the US in particular has influenced or supported anti-LGBTQ policies and attitudes in Uganda, particularly via evangelical groups like the Fellowship Foundation, which had a hand in crafting the 2009 “kill the gays” bill, according to a 2020 report from Open Democracy.
Us Brits started it off, then the American Bible bashers keep it going. Tale as old as time.
This is so sad. I don’t want to come off as “le enlightened atheist” but this is the harm that extremist religions cause.
Exporting hate.
Yep, and then further down the article:
Us Brits started it off, then the American Bible bashers keep it going. Tale as old as time.
This is so sad. I don’t want to come off as “le enlightened atheist” but this is the harm that extremist religions cause.