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Thursday 16th June, SOAS, G2, 6pm
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Across Africa homosexuals are persecuted for their sexuality; they are frequently condemned by the church, vilified in the media and punished by the law. Only South Africa has legalised gay marriage, and constitutionally banned all anti-gay discrimination. In several countries, same-sex sexual activity is still punishable with the death penalty. In Uganda, MP David Bahati is continuing his attempt to put through his infamous anti-homosexuality Bill, which would advocate the indiscriminate arrest of all homosexuals, who could be imprisoned for life. Instead of protecting human rights, the law in many African countries legitimises homophobia, ensuring it is framed as ‘immoral’ and ‘unAfrican’ behaviour.
This expert panel of speakers will address the implementation of anti-gay laws across Africa and the current LGBTI struggles to undermine and change these laws. They will also discuss the struggle for personal reconciliation of gay Africans with their faith and culture within homophobic societies.
Speakers
Dr Oliver Phillips
Research director at the School of Law, University of Westminster. He has written and published extensively on sexuality and the law in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He was one of the founding members of GALZ (Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe), and is currently on the board of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC).
Reverend Rowland Jide Macaulay
Author, preacher and the founding Pastor of House of Rainbow Fellowship, a Christian Fellowship with groups in the UK, Nigeria and Ghana. Its vision is to assist sexual minorities on the journey to reconcile their Christian faith and sexuality.
Godwyns Onwuchekwa,
Co-founder and coordinator of Justice for Gay Africans Society, will focus on the responses to criminalisation of homosexuality by activist groups such as his own, and how they seek to promote protection and equal rights for gay citizens.
Chair
Ellah Allfrey
Deputy editor of Granta, and previously a senior editor at Jonathan Cape, Random House.
Please RSVP to rsvp@royalafricansociety.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Thursday 16th June, SOAS, G2, 6pm
Description
Across Africa homosexuals are persecuted for their sexuality; they are frequently condemned by the church, vilified in the media and punished by the law. Only South Africa has legalised gay marriage, and constitutionally banned all anti-gay discrimination. In several countries, same-sex sexual activity is still punishable with the death penalty. In Uganda, MP David Bahati is continuing his attempt to put through his infamous anti-homosexuality Bill, which would advocate the indiscriminate arrest of all homosexuals, who could be imprisoned for life. Instead of protecting human rights, the law in many African countries legitimises homophobia, ensuring it is framed as ‘immoral’ and ‘unAfrican’ behaviour.
This expert panel of speakers will address the implementation of anti-gay laws across Africa and the current LGBTI struggles to undermine and change these laws. They will also discuss the struggle for personal reconciliation of gay Africans with their faith and culture within homophobic societies.
Speakers
Dr Oliver Phillips
Research director at the School of Law, University of Westminster. He has written and published extensively on sexuality and the law in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He was one of the founding members of GALZ (Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe), and is currently on the board of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC).
Reverend Rowland Jide Macaulay
Author, preacher and the founding Pastor of House of Rainbow Fellowship, a Christian Fellowship with groups in the UK, Nigeria and Ghana. Its vision is to assist sexual minorities on the journey to reconcile their Christian faith and sexuality.
Godwyns Onwuchekwa,
Co-founder and coordinator of Justice for Gay Africans Society, will focus on the responses to criminalisation of homosexuality by activist groups such as his own, and how they seek to promote protection and equal rights for gay citizens.
Chair
Ellah Allfrey
Deputy editor of Granta, and previously a senior editor at Jonathan Cape, Random House.
Please RSVP to rsvp@royalafricansociety.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
13 June 2011 19:21