"is Africa homophobic?"*

no. africa is a small gay country with aids and poverty and war and famine. it makes the news a heck of a lot though, considering how many black people live there.



but seriously, that's the title of a BBC online debate.*



on the other hand, the debate raises an interesting question. many of the comments made by nationals of African countries could be described as homophobic. if I agree with them, so am I - but if I disagree I'm a racist.



the world is stupid and makes me want to say swear words. grawrl.

*now changed to something more suitable

the musings of gay black disabled phil

according to current government definitions, someone is 'disadvantaged' (for the purpose of making grant money available to them) if they are:

• disabled
• gay
• black
• 'ethnic'
  

what do you think? is this true where you live? and how on earth do gay people dress so well on a tight budget?^[1]

_{1. perhaps this isn't always true}