TOW #21

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/opinion/the-ugandan-tabloid-that-stole-our-pride.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

Recently, Uganda has passed a law that criminalizes homosexuality. Much like Russia, laws in that country very much align with the religious beliefs of the governing bodies, and this law was passed in accordance with the belief that homosexuality is anti-God. Also recently, Uganda's largest tabloid, the Red Pepper, printed an article about how homosexuality could cause mental illness. The author of this article, Denver David Robinson, describes here how the Red Pepper used one of his images without his consent, and how he is planning to rectify this situation. Not only is he angry because of copyright infringement, but because of the homophobic nature of the article and how they are using his work as a face for their hate. Because of this, the people in the picture that was used have been estranged from their friends and family, and he himself has been called out for being homophobic although he, as a gay man, is not. Issues like this shouldn't be prevalent in modern society, but, however, people will sometimes break the law in order to accomplish what they feel as though they need to. For some in Uganda, religion comes before morality, as highlighted in this article.