Exporting Homophobia: American far-right conservatives influence anti-gay policy in Africa

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Gay Ugandans face daily fear for their lives

by Jody May-Chang
Boise Weekly

Peter Yiga is a Ugandan born-again Christian with a degree in computer engineering. He is the father of a young child and is also a known gay activist in a country that is on a witch hunt.

In February, Yiga attended a human rights conference in the capital city of Kampala.

"I saw a member of parliament who attended, talking very bitter and vowing to kill everyone--including their sons and daughters--if they were proved homosexuals," he told BW by Internet video conference from Uganda.

Yiga described how he and his friends are psychologically tortured and forced to endure daily warnings and promises of being hunted down and killed.

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/exporting-homophobia-american-far-right-conservative-churches-establish-influence-on-anti-gay-policy-in-africa/Content?oid=1767227


A lengthy article which exposes the influence of radical-right American religion on African violence against the LGBT community. Chilling, and well worth the read.

[RandomThoughts]

1. That fear is in other groups also.