https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F07F722A5387A637
Many XGW readers will be familiar with the painful, anti-gay efforts in Uganda, highlighted over the past couple of years by this and other blogs. The reporting has been at times very detailed, and devastating to take in. This was all punctuated by the recent murder of Ugandan gay rights advocate David Kato, and signs that the dastardly Anti-Homosexuality Bill may move forward after President Museveni’s recent re-election.
In spite of all the excellent writing on this issue, only the posts of GayUganda have come close to giving this writer the same human connection as this excellent BBC effort. The degree and scope to which harsh, unyielding anti-gay sentiment has been whipped into the Ugandan population leaves one dumbstruck. And one begins to realize what a fertile ground the various Western “evangelists” have found when traveling there to plant their own anti-gay doctrines.
Whether one be a pastor, preacher, evangelist, social worker or politician, the only responsible and ethical message you could put forth in Uganda — regardless of personal beliefs — is one of tolerance at the very least. Ant it is obvious now that the messages of all three from the original meeting — Scott Lively, Caleb Brudidge and Don Schmierer — even if they said what they claim to, acted as match to gasoline.
Please watch the video — Scott Mills does a great job. There are four parts due to Youtube’s upload limitations, but the playlist will advance automatically to the next segment.
I only got to see the first 15 min. segment of it. However, this is such a great thing to have….a view into life in Uganda for gay people. Sure, I’ve heard the reports and read the articles. This just feels different. It becomes a little bit more real, as real as one can get without actually going themselves. I feel for the gay Ugandan’s in this video. May we all have such courage.