Kenyan Police Disperse Gay Wedding

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Source: Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan police officers broke up a gay wedding on Friday and arrested several wedding guests, saying they had to intervene before an irate mob could stone the wedding party to death.

Like many other countries in Africa, which are intensely — and officially — homophobic, Kenya outlaws homosexual behavior. Violations in Kenya are punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

“It’s culture, just culture,” said a Kenyan police spokesman, Eric Kiraithe, when asked to explain the intense feelings about homosexuality. “It’s what you are taught when you are young and what you hear in church. Homosexuality is unnatural. It’s wrong.”

Mr. Kiraithe said the planned wedding between two men had been kept a secret, but that a group of local people found out just before it was to start in Kikambala, a beach town along Kenya’s white-sand coast. A mob quickly formed, and some outraged bystanders even shouted that the people at the wedding should be burned.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/world/africa/13kenya.html

[Joanne98]

1. Jesus Plus Hatred

[LisaM]

2. I'm stupefied

How, how, can people institutionalize hatred like that? I know there are people here who are stuffed with just as much hatred towards homesexuality - but at least they are generally ashamed enough to hide it.

I would like to see the day when we refuse to do trade, or generally deal with countries like that.

[AlbertCat]

7. but at least they are generally ashamed enough to hide it.

Ha! You must be in your 20's or you'd have seen it 1st hand in the US..

It hasn't been that long since gays were only the villain or the clown in movies and not even ON the TV in the US. You expect Kenya to be above the curve?

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[Rebubula]

4. Though....

...the situation that is being reported is horrible....it is much worse to condemn an entire country based on the actions of a few.

'Not fit for civilized people'....seems like code for 'Lots of black people there'

[LisaM]

6. But, the article says homesexuality is illegal

I find that troubling, I don't care what country it is.

[Rebubula]

9. I am guessing...

...that you did not read the comment (now removed) that I responded to...

I find oppression of ANYONE troubling in any country. Homosexuality is illegal in many nations...not that long ago it was that way in this country.

[tomm2thumbs]

5. sounds like the tea baggers, only a different continent

only tea baggers are even more useless

[iandhr]

8. and people wonder why the

third world is third world

[Sultana]

12. the 1st world was once like that

don't forget....

[closeupready]

10. Disperse it WHY???? What the freaking fuck?

Was ANYONE in that "irate mob" FUCKING INVITED? Or were they just jealous because nobody loves them? Oh, this stuff makes me so angry. :mad:

[movonne]

11. We are over there spewing killing is the Christian thing to do..What

ever happened to thou shall not kill???