Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’

[JackTheRipper]

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is expected to sign into law the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by MPs last month, which criminalises identifying as gay. Photograph: John Muchucha/AP

The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has called on African leaders to reject “the promotion of homosexuality”, suggesting he will sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which was passed by parliament last month.

The bill, which imposes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” and life imprisonment for “recruitment, promotion and funding” of same-sex “activities”, has been widely criticised internationally, with the UN high commissioner for human rights urging the president not to sign it.


Speaking on Sunday, Museveni said homosexuality was “a big threat and danger to the procreation of human race [sic]”.

He said: “Africa should provide the lead to save the world from this degeneration and decadence, which is really very dangerous for humanity. If people of opposite sex [sic] stop appreciating one another then how will the human race be propagated?”

His comments followed a two-day inter-parliamentary conference held at State House in Entebbe on “family values and sovereignty”, attended by MPs and delegates from 22 African countries, including Zambia, Kenya and Sierra Leone. State House said British MPs had attended the conference, but was not able to name them.

The event was promoted by the Ugandan parliament, the African Bar Association and the Nigerian-based Foundation for African Cultural Heritage. Delegates could also attend the conference online, hosted by the US evangelical Christian organisation Family Watch International, which is defined as an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a watchdog that monitors the far right. The president of Family Watch, Sharon Slater, who also chairs the UN Family Rights Caucus lobby group, spoke at the event.

Museveni praised Ugandan MPs for passing the anti-gay bill and vowed “never to allow the promotion and publicisation of homosexuality in Uganda, stressing that it will never be tolerated”.

A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist, who asked to remain anonymous for their own safety, attended the conference via Zoom under a pseudonym. “They are drawing up an African strategy to fight homosexuality. They want their government heads to commit to what they called ‘the African position’,” the activist said.

The conference, held on Friday and Saturday, specifically called on Zambia, Tanzania and Ghana, which were visited last week by the US vice-president, Kamala Harris, to “reject American influence”, said the activist.

“They are calling on African countries to now seriously fight corruption, be self-reliant and break free from the western support.”

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The Uganda government tweeted quotes from a Kenyan MP, George Peter Kaluma, stating that “a person proposing that there should be same-sex marriages or same-sex relationships is a person seeking to wipe out the entire humanity out of the face of this earth [sic]”.

The government also tweeted that Kaluma, who attended the conference, had said many African states were drafting laws similar to the one in Uganda, including Kenya, Ghana and Malawi.

Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan feminist activist who was imprisoned for criticising Museveni, said she condemned “both the manipulative organisers and the gullible participants in the so-called family values conference”.

Nicolas Opiyo, a Ugandan human rights lawyer and campaigner, told the Guardian: “The wave of homophobia and transphobia in Uganda, and the region, has nothing to do with Ugandan or African values. It is a disguised campaign by American evangelicals through their local actors. Their campaigns have now been organised under what appears to be local professional entities such as Christian lawyers’ groups, parliamentary forums and so forth.

“Their claim about African family values is only a ‘dog whistle’, a hate campaign and an imposition of a narrow Christian worldview upon us all. Once again, the Ugandan gay community is a target of this misinformation, hate and culture wars.”
Family Watch International has been contacted for comment.

Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’

Museveni says homosexuality is ‘danger to procreation of human race’ at Entebbe conference hosted by US anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

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[villageidiot]

There should be a poll on PDF to find about who is on which side of the wicket

 

[Areesh]

Good statement by Mr. President

 

[OIO]

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is expected to sign into law the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by MPs last month, which criminalises identifying as gay. Photograph: John Muchucha/AP

The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has called on African leaders to reject “the promotion of homosexuality”, suggesting he will sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which was passed by parliament last month.

The bill, which imposes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” and life imprisonment for “recruitment, promotion and funding” of same-sex “activities”, has been widely criticised internationally, with the UN high commissioner for human rights urging the president not to sign it.


Speaking on Sunday, Museveni said homosexuality was “a big threat and danger to the procreation of human race [sic]”.

He said: “Africa should provide the lead to save the world from this degeneration and decadence, which is really very dangerous for humanity. If people of opposite sex [sic] stop appreciating one another then how will the human race be propagated?”

His comments followed a two-day inter-parliamentary conference held at State House in Entebbe on “family values and sovereignty”, attended by MPs and delegates from 22 African countries, including Zambia, Kenya and Sierra Leone. State House said British MPs had attended the conference, but was not able to name them.

The event was promoted by the Ugandan parliament, the African Bar Association and the Nigerian-based Foundation for African Cultural Heritage. Delegates could also attend the conference online, hosted by the US evangelical Christian organisation Family Watch International, which is defined as an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a watchdog that monitors the far right. The president of Family Watch, Sharon Slater, who also chairs the UN Family Rights Caucus lobby group, spoke at the event.

Museveni praised Ugandan MPs for passing the anti-gay bill and vowed “never to allow the promotion and publicisation of homosexuality in Uganda, stressing that it will never be tolerated”.

A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist, who asked to remain anonymous for their own safety, attended the conference via Zoom under a pseudonym. “They are drawing up an African strategy to fight homosexuality. They want their government heads to commit to what they called ‘the African position’,” the activist said.

The conference, held on Friday and Saturday, specifically called on Zambia, Tanzania and Ghana, which were visited last week by the US vice-president, Kamala Harris, to “reject American influence”, said the activist.

“They are calling on African countries to now seriously fight corruption, be self-reliant and break free from the western support.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-...4/lgbtq-crackdowns-uganda-environment-hostile
The Uganda government tweeted quotes from a Kenyan MP, George Peter Kaluma, stating that “a person proposing that there should be same-sex marriages or same-sex relationships is a person seeking to wipe out the entire humanity out of the face of this earth [sic]”.

The government also tweeted that Kaluma, who attended the conference, had said many African states were drafting laws similar to the one in Uganda, including Kenya, Ghana and Malawi.

Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan feminist activist who was imprisoned for criticising Museveni, said she condemned “both the manipulative organisers and the gullible participants in the so-called family values conference”.

Nicolas Opiyo, a Ugandan human rights lawyer and campaigner, told the Guardian: “The wave of homophobia and transphobia in Uganda, and the region, has nothing to do with Ugandan or African values. It is a disguised campaign by American evangelicals through their local actors. Their campaigns have now been organised under what appears to be local professional entities such as Christian lawyers’ groups, parliamentary forums and so forth.

“Their claim about African family values is only a ‘dog whistle’, a hate campaign and an imposition of a narrow Christian worldview upon us all. Once again, the Ugandan gay community is a target of this misinformation, hate and culture wars.”
Family Watch International has been contacted for comment.

Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’

Museveni says homosexuality is ‘danger to procreation of human race’ at Entebbe conference hosted by US anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

www.theguardian.com

LGBT is one of the anti-human hegemonic activities of the West.

 

[ThunderCat]

Don't have a problem with homosexuals. But this imposing practice some homosexuals in the West have is wrong.

 

[ARMalik]

This President speaks the truth. And on the other side of the Globe we have an "Islamic" Republic of Pakistan where there is a gay FM Bilawal who probably will become the next PM due to support of a Hafiz COAS....... it does not get any more fukd up than this !!

 

[retaxis]

LGBT is one of the anti-human hegemonic activities of the West.

Its our biggest social weapon against America thats we promote LGBT like crazy on Tiktok etc

Russia meanwhile promoting right wing extremism in America making 80% of white nationalist religious groups on facebook

China + Russia creating big time division in America working together

Remember LGBT = hate white men and replace them with lazy ethnic/mixed sissy men. I say well done!

 

[uhuru]

This President speaks the truth. And on the other side of the Globe we have an "Islamic" Republic of Pakistan where there is a gay FM Bilawal who probably will become the next PM due to support of a Hafiz COAS....... it does not get any more fukd up than this !!

Here entire east african community is united; we are not for this western or any easten imposed tak taka.... man/woman... no more.

these lgbt shenzis can do what they want outside; if they want these people - then take them.
Rwanda/Uganda/Kenya/Tanzania/Burundi.... Answer is categorically NO..... That half biscuit Obama tried to solicit this change with Kenyatta and was told NO... OUR VALUES ARE DIFFERENT --- live with it.

I digress to say but your own Pak media loves homo directed films from your neighbour; that is why that FM Lingum monkey is next door

 

[AA_]

lazy ethnic/mixed sissy men

Yeah, like Asians who are socially awkward and chase after white women like their Indian counterparts. You should be the last person to speak given how y’all act always crying in the comment sections that white women ain’t giving you the time of the day while your women fetishes white men. Lazy ethnic lol. I hope there’s total ban of Asians coming into America.

Here entire east african community is united; we are not for this western or any easten imposed tak taka.... man/woman... no more.

these lgbt shenzis can do what they want outside; if they want these people - then take them.
Rwanda/Uganda/Kenya/Tanzania/Burundi.... Answer is categorically NO..... That half biscuit Obama tried to solicit this change with Kenyatta and was told NO... OUR VALUES ARE DIFFERENT --- live with it.

I digress to say but your own Pak media loves homo directed films from your neighbour; that is why that FM Lingum monkey is next door

Serious question, why are you on this forum? All
You do is heavily criticize Pakistan non stop. Wtf do other south Asians have this cringed obsession with Pakistan and Pakistanis. Doesn’t Tanzania have its own defense forum?

 

[Bengal71]

Finally someone does it. More countries need to follow suit. This LGBT trash should be confronted and the depraved west must be given a firm no.

 

[TruthSeeker]

On the other hand, homosexual sex does not grow the human population. Ergo: homosexuality is the most "green" human lifestyle.

 

[gambit]

Every African leader has some kind of grandiose dream about himself and Africa. And every yr Africa remains the same.

 

[-=virus=-]

 

[uhuru]

Every African leader has some kind of grandiose dream about himself and Africa. And every yr Africa remains the same.

Not really; depends which country? In Tanzania we have seen a lot of progress. Good leadership is there. Same with Uganda but I dont agree with Museveni's one man show; we saw how Kenya got the same old man issues but finally they saw the light.

You are right alas - west africa is remaining a shitshow despite all; North Africa - same same - wasting money and people fortunes for no-end.

Finally someone does it. More countries need to follow suit. This LGBT trash should be confronted and the depraved west must be given a firm no.

The issue is about values. This is not part of our values period.

 

[uhuru]

Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania move to further curtail LGBTQ rights

Ugandan MPs considering another anti-homosexuality bill

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Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania move to further curtail LGBTQ rights​

Ugandan MPs considering another anti-homosexuality bill


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Three East African countries are tightening the noose on the so-called promotion of homosexuality through new laws and banning LGBTQ-specific content.
Lawmakers in Uganda and Kenya have introduced bills that would curtail the promotion of LGBTQ-specific activities with stiff penalties above their respective penal codes that criminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations. Tanzania has recently banned LGBTQ-specific books.
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2022, would sentence anyone who identifies with “lesbianism, gay, transgender, queer or any other sexual or gender identity contrary to the binary categories of male and female” to 10 years in prison.


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The proposed law that was set to be tabled any time after its postponement on Wednesday for further preparation would impose a 5-year prison sentence or a fine of around $27,000 or both to anyone who is found guilty of promoting homosexuality in Uganda. The measure’s definition of promotion includes production, procuring, marketing, broadcasting, disseminating using electronic devices, publishing LGBTQ pornography and funding or sponsoring homosexuality.
Uganda’s latest move follows a growing number of LGBTQ-specific activities in the country that include the painting of rainbow colors at a children’s park in January that a local council removed because it went “against the norms of the people of Uganda.”
Moreover, Uganda’s NGO Bureau, which monitors NGOs that operate in the country, in January recommended a new law that “prohibits the promotion of LGBTQ activities in the country.”
Also, the move results from the Church of England’s decision earlier this year to allow its priests to bless same-sex couples. This angered the Anglican Church of Uganda and Muslims who called upon MPs to crack down on homosexuality through legislation.
Anyone convicted of providing a house, a brothel or any other place in which LGBTQ-specific activities can take place could face up to seven years in jail under the new bill.
“Where the offender is a corporate body or a business or an association or a non-governmental organization, on conviction its certificate of registration shall be canceled and the director, proprietor or promoter shall be liable to two years imprisonment on conviction,” the bill reads.
Anyone found guilty of conducting a same-sex marriage could face up to two years in prison and the business that hosts such a ceremony could lose their business license.
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has cautioned Uganda’s Parliament against proceeding with the bill, while noting that the “State has a duty to ensure full protection of all people from violence and discrimination regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.”
Frank Mugisha, a Ugandan LGBTQ and intersex rights activist, has raised concerns about a rising number of homophobic attacks committed by people and security officials in the country since January.
“The LGBTQ community continues to face a harsh operational environment, an increase in direct and indirect attacks, and surveillance in its spaces. This has made it difficult for LGBTQ organizations to do advocacy and deliver services to the communities because of the fear of being arrested by security agencies,” Mugisha said in a statement.
He has documented dozens of harassment and assault incidents to LGBTQ and intersex people, including one on February 18 where a transgender woman residing in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, was assaulted at a friend’s party after discovering her gender.
In Kenya, a bill that would further criminalize and punish people who engage in homosexuality and promote it is poised to be introduced in the country’s Parliament.
“The proposed law intended to further the provision of Article 45 (2) of the Constitution of Kenya and to protect the family will not only consolidate the existing laws relating to unnatural sexual acts but also increase the penalty for those convicted of engaging or promoting the acts to imprisonment for life or consummate sentence,” reads the notification. “Article 45 (2) of the constitution provides that every adult has the right to marry a person of the opposite sex based on the free consent of the parties to start a family, which is recognized as the natural and fundamental unit of society.”
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling that allows an LGBTQ and intersex rights group, the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, to register as an NGO after years of court battles with the country’s NGOs Board has elicited criticism from religious leaders, lawmakers, the president and Kenyans themselves.
“We respect our court’s decisions but in Kenya, we have our culture, traditions, and religious beliefs. We can’t go the road of women marrying women or men marrying men. Same-sex marriage will happen somewhere else and not in Kenya,” President William Ruto stated on March 2 at a women’s function in Nairobi, the country’s capital.
Pressure is mounting on the seven Supreme Court judges to reverse the ruling, with Attorney General Justin Muturi vowing to challenge it. Muslim and Christian groups have planned a March 17 protest against the ruling.
The ruling has put the judges in a bind since a Supreme Court decision is final and cannot be appealed in any court in the country. The East African Court of Justice, which is based in Arusha, Tanzania, can consider an appeal.
Critics of the ruling argue that the queer group does not deserve an association, since Kenya’s penal code criminalizes homosexuality and the Supreme Court decision gives leeway for legalizing it from an appeal pending in the country’s second highest court.
Thirteen groups that include the American Jewish World Service, Amnesty International-Kenya, the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and the Kenya Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued a joint statement in support of the ruling.
“The judgment has demonstrated the great strides that Kenya has taken to promote the rule of law, democracy, and human rights,” it reads.
The groups insist that granting the LGBTQ and intersex community the right to form associations is in line with the spirit of Kenya’s constitution, which guarantees freedom of expression under Article 33 and freedom of association under Article 27 without any form of discrimination.
Tanzania, which also criminalizes same-sex relations, has joined neighboring Kenya and Uganda in restricting LGBTQ and rights.
President Samia Suluhu last month described LGBTQ rights as “imported cultures” as she cautioned university students against it.
The Tanzanian government recently banned a popular series of children’s books from schools that contain LGBTQ-specific content.
“The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by U.S. author Jeff Kinney and another book, “Sex Education: A Guide to Life” were removed from libraries in public and private schools. The government has also committed to increasing its surveillance on books with LGBTQ-specific content.