Great post By Anna Cavell on the BBC website,
David Kato came to personify the fight for homosexual rights in Uganda
A prominent gay rights campaigner in Uganda, recently found beaten to death, played a key role in drawing international attention to the country's homophobic laws and helped the silenced gay community to find its voice.
David Kato was a small man by Ugandan standards. He wore glasses and had the air of an intellectual.
He wore well-cut suits and was softly spoken. And he was very brave.
After being attacked, David Kato had become frightened of travelling alone
Homophobia in Uganda is different to homophobia in Europe. It is not just that people do not like homosexuality or that they do not like to consider what homosexuals might do together.
Here it is seen as an abomination. Gay people are reviled - a bit like how rapists are in other countries.
It is not surprising, then, that few gay people in this country disclose their sexuality, and that fewer still are prepared to challenge the views of society.
Read the full article - - David Kato, inspiration to Uganda's gay community
5 comments:
so cool...
that fewer still are prepared to challenge the views of society.
Gay people are reviled - a bit like how rapists are in other countries.
Here it is seen as an abomination.
he was very brave.
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