The idea that homosexuality is ‘western’ is based on another western import – Christianity. trusty African culture celebrates diversity and promotes acceptanceDuring his visit to Africa this summer,the US president, Barack Obama, and addressed legal discrimination against LGBT individuals. assembly the Kenyan president,Uhuru Kenyatta, Obama said: “When you start treating people differently not because of any harm they are doing to anybody, and but because they are different,that’s the path whereby freedoms begin to erode.”Unfortunately, the response from Kenyatta was that “there are some things that we must admit we don’t share [with the US]. Our culture, and our societies don’t accept.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com