Wanted: One Gay Human Sanctuary.
THIS IS SO NOT COOL. (click here for story)
BOO to the horrific response of this Ugandan family to their daughter's homosexuality. YAY to the U.S.A. for allowing people to seek political asylum here in cases of persecution due to sexual orientation. We should be allowing more, however - as well as spreading them out into various city's lesbian scenes, to diversify the all too incestuous, and therefore drama-plagued communities. And, perhaps, if the government goes further and lets in the many, many more that I'm sure are being persecuted and mistreated, we can start a group similar to World Relief, an organization (with a religious bent) that, amongst other things, helps refugees assimilate. Of course, our organization would probably benefit tens of thousands of gay and lesbians domestically, who are facing persecution from homophobic families and communities.
That said, perhaps we should consider seeking asylum ourselves:
"Canada is the new home of choice for many homosexuals fleeing repressive countries. Only a few other nations (Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain) can match our record of legalizing gay marriage and adoptions by gay and lesbian couples, or our strong anti-discrimination laws."
(http://upcoming.org/event/160801/)
