“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

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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.

I have no idea what they’re talking about because what they’re saying is nonsense. They think that supporting LGBTQ rights means the end of heterosexual relationships? That’s the most batshit interpretation I’ve ever heard.

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That’s just common and garden variety homophobia. That shit never had any rational basis.

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But if homosexuality wasn’t suppressed, who would actually choose to have a heterosexual relationship, with such a tempting alternative?!

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Similar arguments are being haves in the States “these books and entertainment supporting LGBTQ are turning our kids into homosexuals”

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That’s similar but specifically and subtely different in that it assumes that homosexuality is a virus that “flips” the infected from hetero to homo.

In this case they seem to be implying that if they accept LGBTQ+ rights that heterosexuality will be outlawed and heterosexuals will have to “be gay” against their will to live in society.

They’re both very, very stupid, but the latter is still stupider than the former.

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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’

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

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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.

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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.

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How can our children grow in a society that accepts people for who they truly are without prejudice? >:(

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