Gay Rights Must Remain Above Racialization

The signing of a new anti-gay law by Uganda's president comes as one of many recent acts against homosexuals throughout Africa, following Russia which last summer passed a much publicized law banning propaganda of "non-traditional sexual relations". Condemnation of these repressive laws has been swift and justified, but are we in the West as tolerant as we would like to believe? An edited version of this piece was first published in March 16-31, 2014 issue of Canada's People's Voice.