http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/20/uganda-being-gay-in-uganda/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:05:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/20/uganda-being-gay-in-uganda/#comment-1470749 Ruth Gumikiriza Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:34:30 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/20/uganda-being-gay-in-uganda/#comment-1470749 I grew up in Uganda and until I came to Britain I thought that homosexuality was just a game some girls or boys played (experimentation)because they saw films from the west with such activities. Unfortunately, there was no gay person in my life to make me question my beliefs. Ofcourse I now Know better, looking back there were alot of gay people I knew but i thought they were just different. Religiosity which is now like a wild fire in Uganda does not help either and the embarrassment that come with it is also a hinderence. Having lived in the west I now know the truth. People in Africa are ignorant and they need teaching slowly and with patience. Ofcourse there has always been homosexuality in Uganda but the whiteman stamped it out- or so we think. I grew up in Uganda and until I came to Britain I thought that homosexuality was just a game some girls or boys played (experimentation)because they saw films from the west with such activities. Unfortunately, there was no gay person in my life to make me question my beliefs. Ofcourse I now Know better, looking back there were alot of gay people I knew but i thought they were just different. Religiosity which is now like a wild fire in Uganda does not help either and the embarrassment that come with it is also a hinderence. Having lived in the west I now know the truth. People in Africa are ignorant and they need teaching slowly and with patience. Ofcourse there has always been homosexuality in Uganda but the whiteman stamped it out- or so we think.

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