• withersailor@aussie.zone
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    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 Since former African colonies gained independence in the 1960s, few have repealed the colonial anti-sodomy laws, instead enacting harsh policies including life in prison — a trend encouraged by American evangelical groups.

    Exporting hate.

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      Yep, and then further down the article:

      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.