What are we doing about GBLT persecution?

[sparkindarkness]

This is something I have been debating ever since the Uganda genocide law was proposed (and, to the people trying to distract from the evils of that law - yes it IS genocide. Just because GBLT people are the target or because it’s being justified by the religion you share doesn’t make it any less genocidal) and is only strengthened by the

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[girlofavalon]

And sanctions are quickly applied whenever a certain nation refuses to bow down to the rulers of the world. That's really ironic and depressing.

[sparkindarkness]

It shows where our priorities lie

[teleens_journal]

May I share this post and the previous one, please?

[sparkindarkness]

by all means please do so

[teleens_journal]

Thanks! :)

[virginia_fell]

I think part of the issue is that it's hard to punish a country or culture that already has so much awful crap going on. I mean, when a place is ravaged by AIDS, crippled by governmental and religious corruption, and economically screwed because of the way national boundaries were drawn in the first place... what exactly can we do to them to punish them?

That's my concern. I would also like to see something done, but I'm just not sure exactly what we can do to penalize countries that, in many cases, are in such a lot of trouble in other ways that there's not much further down to go.

[sparkindarkness]

It's hard to see where sanctions could rightly be applied or where aid could be withdrawn in anything like a humane fashion - but I do wish there'd be something. Even if it were a token expulsion of ambassadors. Or a shunning in gatherings etc maybe a boycott in sporting events. I wish there would be some indication that the wordl gives a damn.

[twicet]

I read about the two men earlier to-day.

I very much doubt the countries which should be taking a stand against such terrible injustices, will do anything, when there is still so much inequality and hate on our own doorsteps.

[sparkindarkness]

One man, one transwoman

I don't see it./ I don't see any nation of the world even making a token effort - not even something symbolic

[twicet]

Sorry, the article I read said they were a gay couple and further referred to them as two men.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37248649/ns/world_news-africa/

This could mean they writers either didn't know, or worse chose not to tell the complete story.

[bugeyedmonster]

I'm not surprised at 'nothing being done'. How many times have dicktators engaged in genocide, and nothing or very little was done? Rwanda, Guatamala, Turkey and the Armenians...

Have you seen "Worse than War"? It's wonderfully enlightening, yet also very depressing and chilling.

[sparkindarkness]

It's not going to change - there is so little we have done. Sometimes we respond to genocide - sometimes not. Sometimes our response is grossly inadequate and token.

And we rarely, if ever, get any real OR token response when the victims are GBLT people.