Gender is
still a very sensitive issue for the world because it relates to equality and
racism. In the past, only men could vote for the future of their country, until
women won their right to vote for themselves as well. In a lesser recent
history, white people had the idea that they were higher than the colored
peoples, which a revolution in thinking also destroyed. Today, we have the
anti-gay agenda.
Lesbians,
gays, bisexuals and transsexuals truly challenge the traditional values of many
religions, cultures and beliefs worldwide. While every person has an opinion
about the changing morals and traditions of the world, it is unfair to take it
to a legislative level. Unfortunately, history has taught us that the law
usually binds itself with tradition.
Russia had
approved a law that sent gay men and lesbians in hiding. The new bill states
that authorities could arrest any person spreading information about gays and
the third gender. According to President Vladimir Putin, the law’s objective is
to preserve Russia’s traditional values.
This is the
same reason Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan approved a law that can incarcerate any men or women having any relationships with the same gender. The law also enables
arrest for those involved in gay groups. Africa’s populous nation has a history
of Islamic tradition, and because tradition is involved in the law, the
individual loses yet again.
The powers
granted by an anti-gay law allows for racism and harassment on the basis of
sexuality and not the value a person has in his or her job, the way he or she
treats others and their productivity for the nation. It only strengthens the
powers of a single-minded belief, which declares all its decrees as law.
