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East African Countries are Beating & Killing Gays: How is this of God?
On a social media post some Africans claim this is what God wants
Sunday, 19 March 2023
By: TB Obwoge
Currently in several East African nations homosexuals are running scared. They have virtually no where to run or hide, as several countries are beating and some killing gay citizens in their countries.
The start of 2023 has been marked by a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills & rhetoric in Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, and Zambia.
When this author posted a video of an America Black politician who’s also an ordained minister I received insults from people claiming to be Africans. One poster insinuated I was a white person, because there are no Black Africans who are racists? You can click the link to listen to hear speech.
Burundi —
A court in Burundi has charged 24 people with “homosexual practices,” a judicial source and a human rights activist in the East African country, which is waging a crackdown on homosexuals, told AFP.
After interrogations which lasted about ten days, 17 men and seven women “were charged with homosexual practices and incitement to homosexual practices by the public prosecutor before being imprisoned in the central prison of Gitega”, the capital, announced Wednesday evening to AFP Mr. Armel Niyongere, the president of ACAT-Burundi, which defends human rights.
They will remain in prison until their trial, he added.
A judicial source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed their indictment.
Uganda —
LGBTQ+ groups face crackdowns in Uganda as environment turns hostile
A dramatic surge in attacks on LGBTQ+ people…
