Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is not banned in Namibia, and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protection available to opposite-sex couples.
It is true that throughout history, attacking minority groups has been a sign of distracting from real issues.
It has always been the way of any despot to lay the blame for their failures at the doorstep of minority groups.
Homosexual people are easy targets, especially in a society with a poor education standard, such as Namibia.
It is important to remember that homosexuality is not a choice, and homosexual people are no danger to society anywhere on this planet.
It is also important to note that banning same-sex marriage does not solve the real issues Namibia is faced with.
Instead, it only serves to further marginalise and discriminate against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and others community.
Furthermore, which minority is going to be next?
Bernd
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