Africa's Last Taboo

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http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/episode-guide/series-65/episode-1

Gay people in Africa are facing increased persecution in a continent where two thirds of countries retain laws against homosexuals.
Award-winning filmmaker Sorious Samura investigates for Dispatches what it is like to be a gay person in Africa, discovering shocking levels of prejudice and hate, driven by governments, religious organisations and communities.
Samura looks at the impact extreme homophobia is having on gay people's lives, tracking down the victims of a recent mob attack in Kenya, speaking to gay men who have spent time in prison for their sexuality and meeting African homosexuals who are often forced into secret lives.
He discovers that AIDS is spreading at an alarming rate among gay men in Africa who are not being given vital sex education and health care by governments that are opposed to homosexuality. As a result, many gay men are dying needlessly.
Samura goes in search of what is driving homophobia in Africa, finding Muslims and Christians working closely together to target homosexuals and visiting American pastors helping to spread anti-gay sentiment.
Dispatches shows that homosexuality is not an African freedom, revealing a major, but little reported, human rights issue, in a continent where millions of gay people live in constant fear of rejection by their communities, of physical and verbal abuse, and even imprisonment.

Very interesting programme,<3 4oD.

Dr. Baltar

I just watched that there and it really hit me hard.

First thing I thought was of how lucky we are to live in this country and how appreciative I am at how far LGBT rights have come this far.

But this documentary has made me saddened. For African people who have been enslaved and exploited since time began to now be the opressors is both hypocritical and deeply disappointing. For shame.

Also, don't even get me started on religion....


Thank you for the link.

DubArk

Yes I watched this last week on channel 4. A very good documentary and a real eye opener to what the evangelical church is doing there. They’re coming from the USA and because they didn’t get there way there (Except for Proposition 8 http://bit.ly/4gzaIo) they want to drive they’re hate campaign in Africa, they’re new killing grounds. They have made it there mission to poison the continent with they’re hatred against Gay people.

For example, Uganda’s anti-gay laws which already make homosexuality punishable by life imprisonment screened gay porn with about around 300 supporters crammed into an evangelical church in the capital Kampala in a bid to drum up support.


The Pastor is a guy called Pastor Ssempa, another nut job!

Chuchoter

I watched it on 4od, great documentary. Would have been interested (though maybe this is a bit self centered of me) to see how lesbians fare in Africa

Dr. Baltar

crayolastereo wrote: »

I watched it on 4od, great documentary. Would have been interested (though maybe this is a bit self centered of me) to see how lesbians fare in Africa

Have you seen this?

http://vidiocracy.tv/sports/corrective-rape-south-africa-espn-report

Corrective Rape in south Africa. Apalling!

rainbow kirby

crayolastereo wrote: »

I watched it on 4od, great documentary. Would have been interested (though maybe this is a bit self centered of me) to see how lesbians fare in Africa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudy_Simelane :-/

The_Minister

Dr. Baltar wrote: »

I just watched that there and it really hit me hard.

First thing I thought was of how lucky we are to live in this country and how appreciative I am at how far LGBT rights have come this far.

But this documentary has made me saddened. For African people who have been enslaved and exploited since time began to now be the opressors is both hypocritical and deeply disappointing. For shame.

Also, don't even get me started on religion....


Thank you for the link.

Actually Africa had several empires over the centuries and did quite well for itself for a good part of human history.

It was only about two centuries ago that domination there became total, and places like Ethiopia retained their freedom for most of that time.

Dr. Baltar

The_Minister wrote: »

Actually Africa had several empires over the centuries and did quite well for itself for a good part of human history.

It was only about two centuries ago that domination there became total, and places like Ethiopia retained their freedom for most of that time.

I'm aware.

I must remember to cut down on the hyperboles - they make me look silly.