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Gambian President Stands Against Gay Rights

By Andrew Harmon

The president of the West African nation of Gambia has forcefully denounced gay rights, joining several African leaders in recent months who have done so despite international calls for an end to anti-LGBT discrimination and violence from the U.S. and other nations.

IOL News reports on Gambian president Yahya Jammeh’s recent remarks:

“We know what human rights are. Human beings of the same sex cannot marry or date,” Jammeh said while swearing in 15 ministers of his new government.

“If you think it is human rights to destroy our culture, you are making a great mistake because if you are in the Gambia, you are in the wrong place then,” he added.

In 2008, Jammeh gave an ultimatum to homosexuals to leave the country and vowed to “cut off the head” of any homosexual found in the Gambia.

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Former Member

This man is a cracker. If you are secure in your sexuality as a straight man like me and you love women then you have nothing to fear from gays and lesbians.

4/22/125:00 PM

Former Member

President Jammeh

4/22/125:02 PM

PointblankSenior Member

It is good to know that there is still some who are brave to stand up against these screwed up people.

Kudos to Mr. Jammeh and All those leaders around the world who stand up against Antimanism

4/22/125:48 PM

Former Member

I hope them nazis kick in your butt so you can feel what it is like to be a discriminated minority.

4/22/126:03 PM

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