Asking to speak to the Ambassador…
By Cathy Kristofferson, February 4, 2014
Right now the Kuchu Diaspora Alliance, KDA, is holding a protest at the Ugandan Embassy in Washington, D.C. They are asking President Museveni and Uganda lawmakers to withdraw the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB) passed by the Parliament December 20th of last year — in its entirety. They have asked to speak with the Ambassador.
The protest was organized and sponsored by activists from the KDA, a community of Ugandan LGBTQ people in the Diaspora.
Their message:
DROP THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT in it’s entirety
TELL President Museveni to keep his promise that “gays should not be persecuted or killed.”
TELL Uganda – LGBT Ugandans are responsible citizens who love their country, want to stay in their country, want to support their families, want to contribute to the growth of their country—just like other Ugandans. They have the right to be treated humanely. They have constitutional rights to be protected from discrimination.
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We will post any updates, comments from talking with the Ambassador and any new photos as they come in!
Also, next Monday Feb. 10 has been called a Global Day of Action by activists in Uganda. The Facebook Event is here. There are many different ideas for participation from protests, to letters, to Twitter, to:
Coalition.Ug4Rights @Ugandans4rights
Wear a T-shirt with a message of solidarity for the LGBTI community in Uganda. Tweet your pic at us with #Love4UgandanLGBTI #StopAHB
Please go to their Facebook Event, RSVP Yes, and take part in some or many of their suggested ways!
Good for you all!
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stop abusing the Almighty 4 he’ll purnish you badly
Whose almighty yours or mine? Mine loves me-at least that is what S/HE told me… I was told – “I love you for I created you in my image. There are no mistakes. I created you for not one other human to judge,. Be yourself and as long as ypu extend loving kindness to all your fellow humans, you will be welcome in this Universe and beyond ….”
Those guys are totally mad we can not support homosexuality in our dear country uganda.we have to live by our culture and norms thats why the ugandan community is supporting that bill.
My Dear dear Ahad Rhamesh – Uganda did not give a damn about gays until those hateful Americans came over to teach you how to hate and they did it while hiding behind their bible… with phoney biblical interpretations in a country ripe for scapegoating because your biggest problem in Uganda is NOT GAYS, but rather poverty,corruption, a long overdue for overthrow dictator, rape of girls and women by men and that idiot Lokodo who is a repressed homosexual and afraid to live his truth. That said, the problem, actually started with those damn colonialists who sold you their Bible all those decades ago. So wise up buddy!