{"id":176433055,"date":"2014-02-28T23:05:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T05:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176433055"},"modified":"2014-02-28T23:05:42","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T05:05:42","slug":"action-hunted-in-uganda-save-us-from-this-sexuality-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2014\/02\/28\/action-hunted-in-uganda-save-us-from-this-sexuality-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTION: Hunted in Uganda:  Save us from this \u2018sexuality genocide\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Voices of Africa\" src=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/wp-content\/themes\/boldnews\/images\/images\/logo.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>February 27, 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\"><a title=\"Hunted in Uganda: Save us from this \u2018sexuality genocide\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/hunted-uganda-save-us-sexuality-genocide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hunted in Uganda: <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\"><a title=\"Hunted in Uganda: Save us from this \u2018sexuality genocide\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/hunted-uganda-save-us-sexuality-genocide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Save us from this \u2018sexuality genocide\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>This is an SOS to the whole world: Help the LGBTI community survive this \u201csexuality genocide\u201d in Uganda, writes a transgender woman from Kampala.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The situation in Uganda is horrible, with people getting harassed, detained and forcefully evicted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The morning after President\u00a0Yoweri\u00a0Museveni\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2014-02-24-ugandas-museveni-signs-anti-gay-bill\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">signed the anti-gay Bill<\/span><\/a>, we woke to the news of a gay friend of ours that had been lynched by a mob. His partner was badly beaten up and is now in hospital in critical condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tV60DL9NQhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"watch-uploader-info\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Published on\u00a0Jul 17, 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<p id=\"eow-description\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Two Ugandan activists speak about their struggle for recognition and the abuse they endure in light of the proposed Anti-homosexuality Bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nI am not surprised by this. Signing the Bill at a fully televised function and the comments he made during the event, Museveni made it clear that LGBTI people are considered an anomaly, suggesting that violence against them would not be frowned upon. More than ever, LGBTIs are a target. Over the past two days, the\u00a0<em>Red Pepper<\/em>, a popular local tabloid, has taken to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-26338941\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">publishing the names and photos of LGBTI people<\/span><\/a>, including their places of work and residence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The tabloid 'Red Pepper' plays a lead role in the witch hunt for LGBTI Ugandans. (Pic: AFP)\" src=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/media\/uploads\/2014\/02\/redpepper.jpg\" width=\"541\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Two hundred people have been forcefully outed so far, making us easy targets for blood hungry homophobes. We have heard cases of people fleeing to Kenya. Some in a refugee camp at Kakuma in Kenya have suffered even more, since all refugees fleeing Uganda are apparently considered to be LGBTI.\u00a0We have heard a case of a trans man\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"See the tag: travel (4 posts)\" href=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/tag\/travel\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">travel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0documents being taken away at an airport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The situation is dire. The cutting of aid from overseas has only served to exacerbate issues as now every ordinary Ugandan will blame LGBTI for their economic plight, further validating their prejudices of western imperialistic imposition on African states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The whole debate has been misconstrued and our\u00a0<a title=\"See the tag: health (3 posts)\" href=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/tag\/health\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">health<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and identities moralised and politicised. With emotions running high, it is hard to even hold any conversation around LGBTI issues in Uganda right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Constitutional challenge<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">All that remains is the constitutional challenge to the Act in Parliament but it will take ages for a positive ruling to materialise \u2013 if ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">In the meantime, the safety and security of LGBTI people is of the utmost importance and we need countries to loosen their asylum regulations and grant the exposed LGBTI people an emergency exit as the fight continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">That is the message we need to get out there as no foreign mission has come out clearly on this. They fought alongside us against the legislation and it would be unfortunate for them to abandon our members now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">There are several warning signs of a sexuality genocide brewing, incited by the government, including the president, the media and religious leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">This is an SOS to the whole world. My boyfriend and I have been under self-imposed house arrest since the passing of the Bill. My mum comes over at night to bring\u00a0<a title=\"See the tag: food (6 posts)\" href=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/tag\/food\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">food<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">We need to get out to safety, but not just me. It needs to be a collective mass action. If there is any help you can offer \u2013 the need is so urgent! Everyone, please get the word out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;via:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/hunted-uganda-save-us-sexuality-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/voicesofafrica.co.za\/hunted-uganda-save-us-sexuality-genocide\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; February 27, 2014 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hunted in Uganda: Save us from this \u2018sexuality genocide\u2019 This is an SOS to the whole world: Help the LGBTI community survive this \u201csexuality genocide\u201d in Uganda, writes a transgender woman from Kampala. &nbsp; The situation in Uganda is horrible, with people getting harassed, detained and forcefully [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[6],"tags":[4,12,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176433055"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176433055"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176433055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176433058,"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176433055\/revisions\/176433058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176433055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176433055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176433055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}