Stop the Gay

And while we here in the First World only have Taser-equipped transit police forces to contend with…

The president of the Gambia—supported by one of the countries leading newspapers—has called for all the gays to leave the country immediately. The ultimatum seems to have been directed at “homosexuals, drug dealers, thieves and other criminals”—what esteemed company the gays seem to be keeping these days, but I can’t really think of anybody who fits all these categories besides possibly Omar from The Wire.

Seriously though, this is scary shit. The ultimatum includes “a mass patrol” to “weed bad elements in society”, including hotels and other lodgings where “this kind of individual” takes refuge. And the Daily Observer a leading newspaper, is fully behind this effort:

Yes, here they go again at the Daily Observer jumping on the President’s bandwagon—we hear some of you moan. Well, moan some more because we think this President of ours keeps saying exactly what we think here at the Daily Observer.

We have said it before and we will say it again. This is a Muslim and Christian country. Both the Holy Koran and the Holy Bible condemn homosexuality—pure and simple. So I hear you say that both the Koran and the Bible also condemn theft, adultery, lying, etc.

Correct – but we do not pass laws to make theft, adultery, lying and all other evil deeds acceptable. But we tolerate them, I hear you say. Yes indeed we do, to an extent.

Tolerance is indeed a virtue and without tolerance we would have much conflict in society. But I do not want anyone to abuse that tolerance either.

Unfortunately, homosexuals do by demanding that non-homosexuals should accept their life-style. Well, the life-style in The Gambia is one based around Family and Religion. Like God’s Adam and Eve, the Family is based around Mother (female), Father (male) and the rest of the extended family. Tony Blair’s definition of “marriage” and “family” as being of whatever conjecture (even man and goat!) does not apply in our religious context.

Look, we are not interested in stoning anyone, even homosexuals. What our President is saying, and we agree with him totally (”as usual” I hear you moan!) is this: Ours is a society guided by religious principles.

Those religious principles leave no room for homosexuality. Sex and marriage in our culture is between man and woman. Sex and marriage between a man and a man, a woman and a woman, is viewed as irreligious and gross by the vast majority of our people here (just as in the West they would view sex and marriage between a man and a goat)!

So, please respect our religions, cultures and traditions by keeping your homosexuality out of our country.

I seriously can’t think of what I could say after this besides offering, for what little it’s worth, my own personal fuck you to the Gambia, its president, and its newsies—at least, those responsible for this crap.