An eight-year-old girl has been taken into police custody over accusations of “lesbianism.”
Uganda is one of the worst places in the world to be LGBTQ, with a penalty of possible life in prison for anyone found engaging in sexual acts with someone of the same sex.
Related: Ugandan Prime Minister Is Questioned About The Persecution Of LGBTQ People, Here’s His Response
Jinja Police Child Family Protection, which is based in the eastern region of the country, claims they brought the child in for questioning after a neighbor reported witnessing her “luring” female friends to a nearby farm where they would engage in sex acts.
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
The girl is said to have admitted under questioning to having engaged in similar behavior at school.
Authorities are investigating the adults in her life to see if someone might have “influenced” the girl.
Catherine Wobuyaga, head of the Jinja Police Child Family Protection unit, cautions parents to watch out for people who “lure underage children into illicit relationships.”
Related: The Christians Who Want To Execute You And The Republicans Who Court Them
Uganda recently considered a bill that would have made homosexuality punishable by death. American evangelicals have had an influence over the country, as well as over Africa in general, encouraging them to pass viciously antigay laws.
This year, police broke up a pride event in Uganda and arrested approximately 20 people, moments after an Orlando tribute.
h/t Gay Star News
ChrisK
Minor correction..”Uganda is one of the worst places in the world to be a human”.
Kieran
How much US foreign aid are we currently providing this “worst place” to be gay?
My guess, hundreds of millions of dollars. Why? The aid should be cut off until they start behaving like a civilized country.
Xzamilio
Oooh, shocking. Another example of an abrahamic religion being used in its most literal sense. I wish we’d be more quick to point out when other religions influence homophobia… but I’ve already risked changing the subject. Fuck Uganda and the backwards donkey its white Jesus rode in on.
Hussain-TheCanadian
Not only is all Aid to Uganda should be cut, but also the American pastors that were sent there to teach these people how to hate, should be prosecuted in American courts. Come on you guys, you need to write to your representatives!!
Jack Meoff
Sounds like a witch hunt to me. The poor girl was probably bullied into admitting these so called activities. My heart goes out to her.
RIGay
Thank you, Scott Lively.
Ukin Blome
There is a reason Uganda is one of the worst basket case countries in the world and this is central to that reason.
Kangol
@Kieran: Actually it’s $292.7 million, with the vast majority going to health care. It’s a drop in the bucket of US aid. Far worse is the bombardment of right-wing, anti-gay propaganda by evangelical missionaries. Uganda was actually pro-gay in its past; the former King of Buganda (the predecessor to pre-colonial Uganda) was openly gay. British colonialism has infected EVERY COUNTRY IT HAS TOUCHED with homophobia. Every. Single One. Christian nuts only make things worse. In terms of living in Uganda, if you are a STRAIGHT person it actually has become a much better place to live; the business climate in Kampala is hopping, they have some semblance of a democracy, and they have responded to US pressure about some of their extreme homophobic laws. Google it, it’s all online!