From NEWS24:
Ugandan gay rights activists braved hostility and stigma Thursday as they gathered to commemorate the first anniversary of the murder of their fellow campaigner David Kato.
"We are here to celebrate and thank God for our beloved friend and human rights activist David Kato," former Anglican bishop and gay rights campaigner Christopher Senyonjo told a crowd of around 100 activists and family members.
Gay rights activists speaking at the event called Kato, 46 at the time of his death, "the godfather" of the Ugandan gay movement and said that his passing had left a large void in the life of the country's gay community.
"He always looked out for all of us even at times when we thought it was too difficult," Frank Mugisha, director of SMUG, said at the function in central Kampala.
Kato's family members at the event spoke of the support that they had received from campaigners both in Uganda and the international community following his death
"It is not easy when a loved one dies but thanks to all the friends inside and outside Uganda who worked with David ... when I get down they lift me up and help me," said Nalongo Kisule, Kato's mother.
COMMENT: So, please, no talk of going it alone. As you can see from this article it is incredibly important that we view our fight for justice as a world war, not a local skirmish. The haters do just that and there would be nothing they would like better than the good guys leaving them to it in Africa and Asia. And if we let them dictate the agenda there will be hangings. We know that. They have shown the world that is exactly what they want to happen.
You are so right MP. Hate and prejudice are global crimes.
ReplyDeleteOn the anniversary of his murder, may we honor David Kato’s legacy by continuing to work for justice and equality for all -- TOGETHER. I included a link to this post in the tribute to David Kato that I just posted at the Jesus in Love Blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://jesusinlove.blogspot.com/2012/01/david-kato-ugandan-lgbt-rights-activist.html
Where's the LIKE button??
ReplyDeleteMemory eternal.
ReplyDeleteSo, please, no talk of going it alone.
I believe one of my forefathers (you'll know him as an uppity Colonial, MP) said "Either we all hang together, or we'll all hang together."
God knows, enough of the latter has happened already...
"Either we all hang together, or we'll all hang together."
ReplyDelete. . or we'll all hang separately.
Look here, Brunson! You're not getting special treatment. You'll hang with the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteNo. We'll all hang separately. That's how they do it. That is what one of the "Foundin' Faddahs" of the USA said.
ReplyDeleteBesides, I'm cutting my wrists. It's so much more dramatic - but remember . . . down the block, not across the street!