Homosexuals as Victims of Oppression
Today oppression of homosexuals in Uganda is receiving attention around the world. The people of Uganda hate gays and are extremely violent toward them. Most gays cannot be open about their true sexuality for fear of being harassed or even killed. The U.S. gave lots of money to LGBT groups in Uganda and cut all aid to the Ugandan government to put pressure on the government to reduce the oppression faced by these groups. However, this effort is not helping the issue at all. On the contrary the money the U.S. is giving the LGBT groups is bringing more attention to the issue and making it harder from them to hide. The Ugandan culture believes in hating gays above anything else (Robb ). If the U.S. wants to
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The United States thinks they are helping by being outraged at the anti- gay bill on social media and giving money to LGBT groups. In reality, they have only made the problem more popular in the Ugandan media, which has caused the homosexual people to be targeted more aggressively than before. The homosexuals in Uganda appreciate that the U.S. is trying to help but they believe another solution is needed. One man says that the U.S. has ”made gay men and lesbians more visible — and more vulnerable to harassment and violence” (Norimitsu). Another homosexual Ugandan said that “There’s more resistance now. It’s triggered people’s defense mechanism” (Norimitsu). The U.S. is trying to help but it has brought homosexuals to the center of attention and made them easier to spot. Most Ugandans do not like homosexuals so they also are not happy with the U.S. trying to help them. The U.S. is doing what it thinks is best to help oppressed Ugandans, but it is doing more bad than …show more content…
is very supportive of the LGBT community and trying to help, almost everyone in Uganda is against homosexuality, including the government. In 2014, a “law against homosexuality — which makes same-sex relationships punishable by 14 years in prison”, was considered by the government but was later turned down because it was passed by parliament without a proper quorum(Gettleman). The government was so desperate to make homosexuality illegal that they failed to follow proper protocols. They believe homosexuality to be a huge problem when in reality it is not a problem at all. The Ugandan people and government are so rooted in ideas from the past that they cannot fathom that homosexuals should even exist. They are suspicious of others and this has led to a corrupt government and police force. Recently homosexuals have had,” Suspicious neighbors and landlords pry into their private lives” and have no respect of their privacy (Norimitsu). The Ugandan people do not feel safe when they are near homosexuals because they have always been told they are bad from birth. They use their fear as a motivator to harass homosexual people. In the U.S. if there was attacks and harassment going on the police would stop it but the Ugandan police don’t like them either. In fact,” Police officers routinely stop them to search for incriminating images and chats on their cellphones”, which is another form of oppression of homosexual people in Uganda. Everything and person in Uganda
contributed to helping this Genocide as well. This is because the U.S. was the first to tell the world that what was happening in Darfur was a genocide. On September 9, 2004, the United States secretary of State Colin Powell announced the genocide (World Without Genocide). The was the day when many came to know about the harsh reality that people in Darfur have to face. The bystanders of this genocide would notice how horrible the genocide is, but may not do much about it. There will be some that will but many will just ignore it probably. Since nothing bad is happening to themselves then they aren’t worrying
...to peoples like the Zapotec as we try to determine how to respond. North Americans have much to learn from a society that extends to homosexuals an acknowledged and respected role.
The Kenyan feminist and environmental activist, Wangari Maathai, explores the legacy of colonialism and oppression in her native country through her moving 2006 memoir, Unbowed. Maathai explains that over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Africa experienced a massive influx of white settlers. In an effort to solidify control over recently acquired colonies, many European powers had encouraged large numbers of their ethnically white citizens to make a new home on the African continent. As a result, thousands of native Africans were displaced. Maathai’s ancestors, the Kikuyu and Maasai peoples were among them. The majority of these forced dislocations took place in the highland regions. The rich soil and temperate climate of this area had proven attractive to native African peoples for centuries; and it seemed the new British settlers found it equally tempting. After most of the land’s original occupants were transported to the Rift Valley region of western Kenya, settlers began taking advantage of the highlands’ vast natural resources. The land was essentially ravaged as ancient forests were clear-cut in order to make room for agricultural plots. The introduction of the plantation system, with its non-native plant species, large-scale hunting, and systematic recruitment of Africans as field laborers, signaled the next phase in the oppression of native Africans (Maathai 6-9).
Currently, only 13 countries offer rights for members of the LGBT community. Within those countries, few offer equal rights such as health care, marriage rights, and adoption to LGBT members. Many people around the globe would agree that these rights, along with all other rights granted to heterosexuals, should not be granted to these members of the LGBT community. One prevalent notion is that being gay, or being included in the LGBT community, is unnatural. This notion is simply incorrect; everyone, no matter their gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation does, in fact, deserve the same liberties as their heterosexual counterparts. Being a member of the LGBT community has no negative effect on the lives of others unless those people view heterosexuality in a negative light, allowing it to bedevil them, and ultimately change the way they live their life. Being gay is completely natural. Though some would argue that homosexuality is unnatural, others would disagree, being that research has been conducted. The conclusion was that the way people think and feel towards others is s...
For decades, Uganda’s economy has suffered through disappointing economic policies and instabilities. These setbacks have been put forth by a chronically unreliable government, leaving it as one of the world’s poorest countries. Uganda’s weak infrastructure and corrupt government are two of the primary constraints against a continuation of economic growth. Uganda has ongoing military involvement in the War on Congo, wrongly taking money from the already deprived country and into the war. Many villages in Uganda also have to waste their precious money and time in pursuit of hiding places. They are faced with a group known as, The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). LRA is infamous for their twenty years of massacre and slaughter in Uganda, causing an estimated 1.5 million internally displayed persons. Several people are questioning why the LRA is still terrorizing the country and criticizing the government’s commitment to putting an end this horrific group. The Inspector General of Government (IGG) ...
The same with homosexuals, they are treated like... ... middle of paper ... ... From doing this project, it’s definitely safe to say that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, June 28, 1776) is a human right that is being violated on a regular basis. We as people of the United States of America deserve the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, June 28, 1776).
... political or other opinion, birth or other status.” However people are still being discriminated against for their choice of sexual partner. In Stephen Fry’s Out there, Fry talks with the parents of a 14 year old Brazilian boy was abducted, tortured and killed because his abductors thought he was homosexual. I feel that even if a ‘gay gene’ is found it will not stop the discrimination, looking at Brazil where gay rights are legalised, there is still a lot of violence and hate crimes.
As a people who were born free, futures ripe with opportunities and choices, it’s hard for most in American society to truly imagine slavery. It’s a horrific concept that is ingrained into childrens heads and then thought of as only an idea in a history class, but sadly, the past doesn’t seem to always stay in the past. Many forms of slavery that share a plethora of traits with slavery found back in the times of the civil war, are still very prevalent in the world today, domestic work and exploitation being a very huge problem in several countries.
2) Utilizing Glasberg and Shannon, Chapter 1 Introduction, and the works of Karl Marx explain to the reader the structures of oppression, in reference to power, politics and the state? Utilize the concepts of patriarch, racism and heteronormativity.
basic civil rights protections for GLBT people.” (Currah, Minter p.9) Many of the LGBT population feel like their personal freedoms and liberties have been violated as lawmakers in some states and countries infringe on their personal rights. Passings of legislature that marginalizes the LGBT population is not only unjust and inhumane but it causes sociological and societal implications that question that persons beliefs about themselves leading to the dangerous climate facing the group from within themselves and the population around
In society, a racial hierarchy is constructed in the form of racism, where each race is classified, such as the whites being the most superior, whereas the blacks are perceived as inferior. Oppression takes formation in several ways and can limit a certain group from excelling in life, and suppressing their own cultural values. In the autobiography of Assata, Skakur depicts how oppression is present in every day society and its impact on Blacks.
“Oppression, to divide and conquer is your goal. Oppression, I swear hatred is your home. Oppression, you mean only harm.” -Ben Harper
Homosexual activity has been around since the dawn of time. As far back as 9660-5000 BCE there has been evidence of homosexual encounters. Throughout history there have been numerous recordings of homosexual activity, from Roman art depicting homosexual acts during the 1st century, to Leonardo da Vinci who was charged with sodomy on multiple occasions in 1476, the acts of same sex encounters have been no stranger in the past (LGBT social movements, 2014). The LGBT movement however, is a more recent escapade. The LGBT movement is the attempt to change social and political attitudes towards homosexuality for the better. There have been multiple movements in the LGBT community as to date, along with the emergence of numerous LGBT organizations. There are well over fifty different LGBT organizations all over the world. Some are international, such as the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), and some are country or region based, such as Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) in Uganda. Each organization has its own mission and goals which it wishes to accomplish in order to make the world a better and more equal place for LGBT communities. Two specific LGBT organizations are: the Gay & Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLAAD) in the United States, and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) in Sweden.
As seen through the statistics, those who are homosexual are put down. These younger children have been taught to judge and hurt those who are “different”. These older opinions on the matter lead to drastic things such as suicide because those who love the same sex do not follow the “norm”.