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This, my friends, is true courage! (Original Post) WillParkinson Aug 2012 OP
yes it is. rurallib Aug 2012 #1
K&R! myrna minx Aug 2012 #2
Wow. It really is. Kick and DU Rec. Chorophyll Aug 2012 #3
how I admire REAL courage Skittles Aug 2012 #4
I don't know if I would have this much courage... salin Aug 2012 #5
Boy..I was thinking the same thing. Brave, Brave Souls. BlueJazz Aug 2012 #7
K&R! frogmarch Aug 2012 #6
Did the "anti-homosexuality" bill actually pass in Uganda? I thought it was stalled. Pterodactyl Aug 2012 #8
The legislation was not..... DeSwiss Aug 2012 #10
Actually there is far more to this story than the bill was stalled. Raster Aug 2012 #11
Awestruck. Doremus Aug 2012 #9
Oh, that WE were that courageous.. defacto7 Aug 2012 #12
k and r for these incredibly brave souls. niyad Aug 2012 #13
The people in the parade are the bravest people in the world Politicub Aug 2012 #14
Idi Amin and now the Fundies. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #15
WOW! K&R secondwind Aug 2012 #16
I want to be that brave! kag Aug 2012 #17
Any word on how they were received by the public and the police/military? Dustlawyer Aug 2012 #18
K&R SunSeeker Aug 2012 #19
... Mnemosyne Aug 2012 #20
They are forcing others to accept their humanity. They have siblings and parents that love them. freshwest Aug 2012 #21
I am immediately afraid for these people. Ian_rd Aug 2012 #22
k&r HappyMe Aug 2012 #23
It truly is...knr joeybee12 Aug 2012 #24
Wow... Ohio Joe Aug 2012 #25
There comes a time when you know you must take a stand, even if you die for it... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #26
Wow. deafskeptic Aug 2012 #27
American Christian Fundamentalist are going to Uganda and pushing this sick agenda Heather MC Aug 2012 #28
Holy shit, these people have more than courage. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #29
k&r Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #30

salin

(48,954 posts)
5. I don't know if I would have this much courage...
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:15 PM
Aug 2012

to face a penalty that could reach death.

The people in this picture are my new heroes.

Could you take a stand on behalf of yourself or others, that could lead to your death because of taking that stand?

Awesome and inspirational!

Raster

(20,996 posts)
11. Actually there is far more to this story than the bill was stalled.
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:51 PM
Aug 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/29/us-uganda-gays-idUSBRE85R0XR20120629

<snip>

It would prohibit the "promotion" of gay rights and punish anyone who "funds or sponsors homosexuality" or "abets homosexuality".

Denounced as "odious" by U.S. President Barack Obama, the first draft, which threatened the death sentence for what it called "aggravated homosexuality", languished in parliament for two years, never making it to the chamber's debating floor.

Bahati re-introduced a mildly watered-down second draft in February and is confident of a "yes" vote even though the bill's progress has stalled at committee level.

The death sentence clause is gone, as is the demand Ugandans report gays to the authorities, he told Reuters.

But the damage has been done, gay rights campaigners in Uganda say. A vitriolic homophobia is rising in Ugandan society, they say, pointing to the meteoric rise of the evangelical church as a driving force.

<snip>

These brave persons in the photo live with a death sentence EVERY FUCKING DAY! These brave persons face their lives in ruin on a daily basis, simply because they were born LGBT.

As the article points out. The damage has been done. And frankly, it would not take much for the fanatical homophobes to ressurrect this hideous law.

kag

(4,075 posts)
17. I want to be that brave!
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:13 AM
Aug 2012

Those people are real heroes, and the people who target them, abuse them, intimidate them, their family and their friends are the worst kind of pariah on this planet.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
21. They are forcing others to accept their humanity. They have siblings and parents that love them.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:28 AM
Aug 2012

This is what the bigots everywhere must remember. They cannot take their humanity away, no matter how hard they try or what they say. In doing so, those who hate others will destroy humanity as a whole. And it's simply not worth it.

Ian_rd

(2,124 posts)
22. I am immediately afraid for these people.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:04 PM
Aug 2012

I can't say I would ever encourage them to do that. But hell, I guess that means they're the ones making it safer for others. I sure hope none of them pay with their lives.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,181 posts)
26. There comes a time when you know you must take a stand, even if you die for it...
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:47 PM
Aug 2012

When you know that you cannot live any longer in the shadows of someone else's fear or hatred...

These brave souls have done just that.

I am in awe.



Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
29. Holy shit, these people have more than courage.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 08:44 PM
Aug 2012

I could not have done this, although I wish I could convince myself that I would have the guts. I can't lie that much, even to myself.



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