Religious leaders as agents of LGBTIQ inclusion in East Africa
Religious leaders as agents of LGBTIQ inclusion in East Africa
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DOI：
10.1093/afraf/adad012
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发表时间：
2023-05-02
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2.8
通讯作者：
Parsitau，Damaris
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Van Klinken，Adriaan;Bompani，Barbara;Parsitau，Damaris
据报道，当乌干达议员于2023年3月通过一项新的反同性恋法案时，他们是在宗教领袖的压力和热情支持下这样做的。1在其他非洲国家，最近围绕LGBTIQ权利的法律的和政治斗争往往以宗教领袖为主要参与者，煽动针对LGBTIQ社区的仇恨言论并导致LGBTIQ社区边缘化，并积极支持或促进反LGBTIQ立法和政策。2鉴于这种情况，很容易将宗教领袖视为整个非洲大陆可以看到的所谓“恐同奇观”的驱动者。即使在最近将同性关系合法化的国家，如博茨瓦纳，教会牧师仍然认为同性恋是“反对基督教的”，因此“不应该被允许”。
When Ugandan parliamentarians passed a new Anti-Homosexuality Bill in March 2023, they reportedly did so under pressure from, and with the enthusiastic support of, religious leaders. 1 In other African countries, too, recent legal and political struggles around LGBTIQ rights often feature religious leaders as key actors in campaigns that incite hate speech against, and contribute to the marginalization of, LGBTIQ communities and actively support or promote anti-LGBTIQ legislation and policies. 2 Given this situation, it is easy to view religious leaders as drivers of what has been described as the ‘homophobia spectacle’that can be witnessed across the continent. 3 Even in countries that recently decriminalized samesex relationships, such as Botswana, church pastors continue to argue that homosexuality is ‘against Christianity’and therefore ‘should not be allowed