Homosexuality in Uganda Documentary Reaction In class recently, we have been discussing human rights and how they fluctuate between contrasting states. Particularly in the state of Uganda, an ongoing issue has been impacting and violating the rights of several individuals. This affair is how homosexuality is recognized and the repercussions it is posing on it’s citizens who identify as gay. ‘The World’s Worst Place to be Gay’ is a documentary in which DJ Scott Mills travels to Uganda to investigate the current society in which a person is persecuted for being gay. He had the opportunity to speak with some of the people being victimized and the leaders who are governing this campaign. By witnessing this documentary, one is able to access the
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According to Vice News, the “Kill the Gays Bill” is another name for the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (News.Vice.com). The reasoning for this “nickname” is that anyone found to be gay may be persecuted. Although this bill was turned down by Ugandan courts, many worry that it may be overturned some 2 years after its introduction. Abolitionists who are fighting against the law have said “What two consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom should not be the business of this Parliament. It is not right to have the state allowed in the bedrooms of people,” (Parliament.go.ug). Nevertheless, there are advocates of the bill who are still pushing with extreme force to get this bill approved, though they are facing trouble from the Ugandan gay community and its backers. For example, “While Western nations had made direct threats to cut off funding for Uganda, should the bill pass — a threat that was, at least to some degree, followed through on — Canada took it one stepped further, and committed cash to support gay groups in Uganda and neighboring Nigeria, in a direct response to the bill” (News.vice.com). Regardless, the courts still have the power to push back the pill if it gets approved …show more content…
Without the support and assistance of other nations, nothing will change. It can be clearly seen that other countries care and as long as the members of the LGBT community keep rebelling against the government, progress will be made. Just the fact that there is a possibility of a law which persecutes people for being gay is unfathomable. The documentary really opens your eyes to the harsh reality in other nations and how lucky the LGBT community is in the United States. By raising awareness, we are able to aid these people in their daily quest for a basic human
According to Vice News, the “Kill the Gays Bill” is another name for the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (News.Vice.com). The reasoning for this “nickname” is that anyone found to be gay may be persecuted. Although this bill was turned down by Ugandan courts, many worry that it may be overturned some 2 years after its introduction. Abolitionists who are fighting against the law have said “What two consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom should not be the business of this Parliament. It is not right to have the state allowed in the bedrooms of people,” (Parliament.go.ug). Nevertheless, there are advocates of the bill who are still pushing with extreme force to get this bill approved, though they are facing trouble from the Ugandan gay community and its backers. For example, “While Western nations had made direct threats to cut off funding for Uganda, should the bill pass — a threat that was, at least to some degree, followed through on — Canada took it one stepped further, and committed cash to support gay groups in Uganda and neighboring Nigeria, in a direct response to the bill” (News.vice.com). Regardless, the courts still have the power to push back the pill if it gets approved …show more content…
Without the support and assistance of other nations, nothing will change. It can be clearly seen that other countries care and as long as the members of the LGBT community keep rebelling against the government, progress will be made. Just the fact that there is a possibility of a law which persecutes people for being gay is unfathomable. The documentary really opens your eyes to the harsh reality in other nations and how lucky the LGBT community is in the United States. By raising awareness, we are able to aid these people in their daily quest for a basic human