October 17, 2007
Uganda Wants to Send Gays to Island, So “They Die Out There”
AllAfrica.com brings us the latest plan in the all-consuming campaign to eradicate queers from Uganda:
Uganda: Mufti Wants Gays Abandoned On Islands
The Mufti, Sheikh Ramathan Shaban Mubajje wants gays marooned on an island in Lake Victoria until they die. Sheikh Mubajje told journalists on Friday at Old Kampala Mosque that he sold his proposal to President Yoweri Museveni when they met last week at Hotel Africana.
“I asked President Museveni to get us an island on Lake Victoria and we take these homosexuals and they die out there,” Sheikh Mubajje said during a press briefing after Idd el Fitr prayers.
“If they [gays] die there then we shall have no more homosexuals in the country.”
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Sheikh Mubajje said homosexuality could lead to moral decay in the society if left to blossom.
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The Mufti’s statement correlates with recent plans by the Muslim Tabliq youth to form what they called an ‘Anti-Gay Squad to fight homosexuality in the country.
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“We are ready to act swiftly and form this squad. It is the work of the community to put an end to bad practices like homosexuality.” he said.
To “If they [gays] die there then we shall have no more homosexuals in the country,” Buffy replies: “As if no more would be born in the future, you idiot.”
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