Sri Lankan Gays Want Anti-Homosexual Law Scrapped
Reuters, August 19, 1998
COLOMBO - A Sri Lankan gay group, complaining of victimisation and harassment, said on Wednesday it had appealed to the government to make homosexuality legal.
"We have written to the government and are waiting for a reply," Sherman de Rose, director of Companions on a Journey, told a news conference.
Under a 130-year-old law, homosexuality is a punishable by up to 12 years’ jail in SriLanka http://gaysrilanka.bravehost.com
2006-07-22 07:18:00 · 5 answers · asked by gayuk2007 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
goverment are made up of power hungry corrupted people....which ever way the wind blow they will follow.....
2006-07-22 14:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by sstooc2001 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well I dont know much about sri lanka, but i think this is primarily a problem in countries (like the usa) where people have tremendous difficulty in distinguishing the bible from the constitution.
2006-07-22 07:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because people dont want to see change...SOCIETY makes them that way..people need to have more of an open mind
2006-07-22 07:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by stormyheart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CENTURIES OF CLOST GAYS WELL MUST HAVE BEEN A HECK OF A BIG ONE CUZ EVERYONES OUT
2006-07-22 07:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by Penney S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is harsh
2006-07-22 07:21:19 · answer #5 · answered by musiclover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋