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People: Ugandan Police and Pride Event

people: Here and elsewhere in the West, the general assumption is that LGBTQ equality is advancing and it all getting better, often much better, according to NOW Magazine. In the Caribbean, Russia, Africa and much of the Middle East, however, it actually getting worse - much worse. It a contemporary version of Canada two solitudes. Events in Uganda in the past two weeks have once again underlined this fact. One man was seriously hurt when, justifiably terrified, he tried to escape by jumping out a window. A year after the overturning of a law requiring homosexuals be jailed for life, a gay pride event was raided by Ugandan police at the beginning of August and 20 people arrested. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.