Hundreds of Muslims and conservative Christians in Kenya’s capital rallied Friday outside the Supreme Court to protest its decision last month to reaffirm the LGBTQ community’s right of association, saying that the verdict condoned immorality.

“They’re actions that are against God’s commandments, and God’s laws. We do not want the future, our kids, to be raised in a society whereby, they can’t go, our boys cannot go after girls, our girls cannot go after our boys. You see? How can children be raised in such a society? This is what we are talking about. This is not a matter of violence. We have come here peacefully just to let the whole world know we are ready to die,” said Abdulkalil Ibrahim, protester

  • Akasazh@feddit.nlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is not a matter of violence. We have come here peacefully just to let the whole world know we are ready to die

    That has to win a price for most aggressive message behind a peaceful protest.

    ‘I’m here to let you know peacefully that I disagree with the color of petunia in your garden. If you don’t remove them I will have to resort to extreme violence’

    • kase@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      yeah lmao how exactly do they think they’re going to die unless they initiate violence

  • Hairyblue@kbin.social
    71·
    1 year ago

    Letting LGBT people live their lives does not make heterosexual people gay. The idea of God is not great and is used to promote hate and wars.

  • ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.socialEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    So sad the devastating effect Christians and Muslims have had on Africa. So much ignorance persists as a result. Overcoming it will be no easy task.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Doesn’t really surprise me, despite having seen some rapid advances, Kenyan society is still relatively rural and conservative at heart. Many people are Christian, but if anything, it almost feels closer to Islam in a way. There is also a sizable Muslim population as well in the coastal regions and to the north (11%). Just very intolerant of LGBTQ+ or anything different. If a woman dresses provocatively, the reaction I’d heard from people there is that she’ll be stripped naked and beaten. They’ve done well incorporating some modern tech into their society, but their mindset is still pretty backwards and stuck 100 years ago.

    • Uranium3006@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Extreme homophobia is just as much a Christian trait as itbis in Islam. Christianity just has less power in Europe / north America. Christians here want to kill all the LGBT people too