Mahakama ya Kenya yaamuru Mwiko kupima Njia ya Haja Kubwa ya Wanasosikiwa kufanya Ulawiti

 

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenyan appeals court on Thursday ruled unlawful the use of forced anal exams to test whether two men had gay sex, which is criminalized in the East African nation.

   The earlier high court decision was unconstitutional and violated human rights, appellate court Judge Alnashir Visram said during the hearing in the coastal city of Mombasa.

   Gay rights advocates cheered the decision, saying forced anal exams amount to torture. The Kenya Medical Association last year condemned their use.

   "The ruling is a tremendous step not only in upholding the dignity of homosexuals who'd been subjected to the indignities of anal examinations but also to the rule of law in Kenya," said Eric Gitari, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.

   The commission represented the two men who were arrested in 2015 on suspicion of being gay and subjected to forced anal exams and HIV tests.

   Human Rights Watch has said Kenya is one of at least eight countries that have used forced anal exams on suspected homosexuals since 2010, along with Cameroon, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda and Zambia.

   The new ruling undoubtedly will have an impact on those countries, Gitari said.

   In Kenya, gay sex faces a penalty of up to 14 years in prison.

   The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the East African nation have complained of harassment, which in some cases is violent. Gay people often are ostracized by families and communities and discriminated against when it comes to renting property and finding jobs.

   Kenya's High Court last month began hearing arguments in a case that challenges parts of the penal code seen as targeting the LGBT community. The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission argues that the sections are in breach of the constitution and deny basic rights by criminalizing consensual same-sex relations between adults.

Zile Sheria za Kuzuia Usenge na Ushoga Si Halali - Maamuzi ya Mahakama

Mahakama Kuu ya Uganda imeamuru kuwa zile sheria za kuzuia Usenge na Ushoga Uganda si halali. Wamesema kuwa sheria haikupitishwa kihalali. Hivyo vimefutwa. Sasa Usenge na Ushoga Ruksa!  Wasenge na Mashoga wa nchi za Magahribi watafurahia habari habari hiyo maana walisema kuzuia ni kinyume na haki za binadamu!

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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA

   KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A Ugandan court on Friday invalidated an anti-gay bill signed into law earlier this year, pleasing activists and watchdog groups who called the measure draconian and wanted it repealed.

   The Constitutional Court declared the law illegal because it was passed during a parliamentary session that lacked a quorum.

   Activists erupted in cheers after the court ruled the law "null and void," but some cautioned that the fight was not over: The state could appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court and legislators might try to reintroduce new anti-gay measures. Also, a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex acts "against the order of nature" still remains in effect in Uganda, allowing for continued arrests.

   The invalidated law provided jail terms of up to life for those convicted of engaging in gay sex.  It also allowed lengthy jail terms for those convicted of the offenses of "attempted homosexuality" as well as "promotion of homosexuality."

   Although the legislation has wide support in Uganda, it has been condemned in the West.

   The U.S. has withheld or redirected funding to some Ugandan institutions accused of involvement in rights abuses, but the ruling Friday might win the Ugandan delegation a softer landing in the U.S. next week as it heads to Washington for a gathering led by President Barack Obama.

   The panel of five judges on the East African country's Constitutional Court said the speaker of parliament acted illegally when she allowed a vote on the measure despite at least three objections - including from the country's prime minister - over a lack of a quorum when the bill was passed on Dec. 20.

   "The speaker was obliged to ensure that there was a quorum," the court said in its ruling. "We come to the conclusion that she acted illegally."

   The courtroom was packed with Ugandans opposing or supporting the measure.

   Frank Mugisha, a Ugandan gay leader, said the ruling was a "step forward" for gay rights even though he was concerned about possible retaliation.

   Ugandan lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi, an attorney for the activists, said the ruling "upholds the rule of law and constitutionalism in Uganda."

   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the decision as a "victory for the rule of law," according to a statement read by U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric.  "He pays tribute to all those who contributed to this step forward, particularly the human rights activists in Uganda who spoke out at great personal risk."

   Lawyers and activists challenged the anti-gay law after it was enacted in February on the grounds that it was illegally passed and that it violated certain rights guaranteed in Uganda's constitution.

   The court ruled Friday that the activists' entire petition had been disposed of since the law was illegally passed in the first place. This means there will be no further hearings about the activists' argument that the anti-gay measure discriminated against some Ugandans in violation of the constitution.

   Nicholas Opiyo, a Ugandan lawyer who was among the petitioners, welcomed the ruling but said there is a missed opportunity to debate the substance of the law.  "The ideal situation would have been to deal with the other issues of the law, to sort out this thing once and for all," Opiyo said.

   He mentioned the existing law that still allows for arrests of alleged offenders. Lawmakers might also try to reintroduce a new anti-gay measure, he said.

   Kosia Kasibayo, a state attorney, said a decision had not been made on whether to appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court, Uganda's highest court.

   The anti-gay legislation was enacted on Feb. 24 by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who said he wanted to deter Western groups from promoting homosexuality among African children.

   Some European countries and the World Bank withheld aid over the law, piling pressure on Uganda's government, which depends on Western support to implement a substantial part of its budget. Ofwono Opondo, a Ugandan government spokesman, had repeatedly described Western action over the law as "blackmail." Opondo and other government officials were not immediately available for comment after the Friday ruling.

   Supporters of the anti-gay measure say they believe Museveni - who will lead Uganda's delegation to the U.S. next week- may have quietly backed the court's ruling. Many Ugandans see the courts as lacking independence and unlikely to make decisions strongly opposed by Museveni, who has held power here for nearly three decades.

   "This ruling has got nothing to do with the will of the people," said Martin Ssempa, a prominent Ugandan cleric who has led street marches in support of the anti-gay measure. "Unfortunately, it has everything to do with pressure from Barack Obama and the homosexuals of Europe."

   Although Ugandan police say there have been no arrests of alleged homosexual offenders since the bill was enacted, gay leaders and activists say suspected homosexuals have been harassed by the police as well as landlords, sending many underground and unable to access essential health services. Ugandan police raided the offices of a U.S.-funded clinic that offered AIDS services to homosexuals after the bill was enacted.

   The HIV prevalence rate among homosexual men in the Ugandan capital of Kampala is 13 percent, about double the national average, according to the U.S.-based advocacy group Health GAP. It said in a statement that the court's decision was "a crucial development for increased access" to life-saving health services.

   "This is a great day for social justice," Michel Sidibé, the executive director of the United Nations AIDS agency, said of the Ugandan court's decision. "The rule of law has prevailed."

  

Mrembo Miss Kentucky 2010 Asema Yeye Ni Shoga!!!

Miss Kentucky 2010 Djuan Trent

 Wadau, huko Kentucky moto unawaka baada ya Mrembo, Miss Kentucky 2010, Djuan Trent (26) kujitokeza na kusema yeye ni shoga.   Ameamua kujitokeza kwa vile Mkoa wa Kentucky karibu wataruhusu ndoa za mashoga!  Midume mlie tu....huyo mrembo anapenda wanawake na si nyie wenye dhakhari.

 Mikoa ya kusini ya Marekani wan Siasa kali dhidi ya wasenge na mashoga.

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KWA HABARI KAMILI BOFYA HAPA:

On Thursday, there was huge news that a Kentucky judge ruled that same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries must now be recognized by the state. Some more news came out on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, as former Miss Kentucky Djuana Trent publicly revealed in her blog that she is gay, per WKYT.

She started her blog post by wrestling with herself as to whether or not she should keep writing and reveal her news or still keep it inside. With that being said, she wondered how she should reveal her news - special date? Mysteriously? Seriously?
Djuan Trent simply decided to make her announcement with just three words:

"I am queer."

Djuan Trent went on to be crowed Miss Kentucky in 2010 and finished in the top 15 of the 2011 Miss America pageant. She had traveled all around Kentucky during her reign and was a spokesperson for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's "Kentucky Proud" slogan and initiative.
Trent wrestled with how to make the announcement:

"I could write about what it was like to come out to my mom for the third and final time at the age of 26 (the first time was when I was in the 4th grade and the second time was in college). I could write about the years I spent praying to a God whom I wanted so badly to serve with all of my heart, but couldn't understand why this God made me "wrong". I could write about all the times that people have asked me if I have a boyfriend and I've purposely chosen to just say "no" with no further explanation."

Wasenge na Mashoga watafungwa Maisha Uganda!

 Hapa Marekani wasenge na mashoga wamepigania haki zao hapa Marekani na sasa ni ruksa kwa wao kufunga ndoa katika mikoa mingi.  Wanakuwa na haki sawa na na mwanaume na mwanamke wanaofunga ndoa.  Sasa wanapigania haki za mashoga na wasenge nchi zingine  barani Asia na Afrika ili nao wawee kufunga ndoa. Leo, Rais Museveni amesema hao wasenge na mashoga wasilete uchafu wao Uganda na amesaini sheria kuwa Msenge au shoga akikamatwa Uganda atafungwa maisha!

Nchi za magharibi zimesema kuwa zitazuia misaada kwenda Uganda kwa sababu ya hiyo sheria. Rais Museveni kasema wakae na hela yao!

Mashoga (lesbians) wakifunga ndoa Marekani

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 Kutoka CNN.com

(CNN) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a bill that toughens penalties against gay people and defines some homosexual acts as crimes punishable by life in prison.

Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda, and Museveni had gone back and forth recently about whether he would sign the controversial bill in the face of vocal opposition from the West.

At the public signing of the bill Monday, a defiant Museveni declared that he would not allow the West to impose its values on Uganda.

"We have been disappointed for a long time by the conduct of the West, the way you conduct yourselves there," he told CNN's Zain Verjee in Entebbe. "Our disappointment is now exacerbated because we are sorry to see that you live the way you live, but we keep quiet about it. Now you say 'you must also live like us' -- that's where we say no."

READ: How Museveni clashed with Verjee

Portaits of gay Ugandan couples

Gay rights around the world

Gay and afraid in Uganda

The bill, introduced first in 2009, originally included a death penalty clause for some homosexual acts. It was briefly shelved when Britain and other European nations threatened to withdraw aid to Uganda, which relies on millions of dollars from the international community.

The nation's parliament passed the bill in December, replacing the death penalty provision with a proposal of life in prison for "aggravated homosexuality." This includes acts in which one person is infected with HIV, "serial offenders" and sex with minors, according to Amnesty International.

Vita Dhidi ya Wasenge na Mashoga Uganda na Nigeria

Wakati dunia inaanza kuwapa uhuru na haki wasenge na mashoga (hata kuwaruhsu kuoana), nchi za kadhaa Afrika bado zinawapiga vita.  Matokeo itakuwa nchi za magharibi zitamwaga hela kwa mashriika na makundi yanayopigania haki za  mashoga ili wasinyanyaswe.  Kutakuwa na Air lifts za mashoga na wasenge kutoka Afrika ili kuokoa maisha yao.

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   KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni plans to sign a bill into law that prescribes life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, officials said Friday, alarming rights activists who have condemned the bill as draconian in a country where homosexuality already has been criminalized.

   Museveni announced his decision to governing party lawmakers, said government spokesman Ofwono Opondo.   In Twitter posts on Friday, Opondo said the legislators, who are holding a retreat chaired by Museveni, "welcomed the development as a measure to protect Ugandans from social deviants."

   Museveni's decision was based on a report by "medical experts" presented at the retreat, saying that "homosexuality is not genetic but a social behavior," said Opondo.

   Evelyn Anite, a spokeswoman for the governing party, said the report, which had been requested by the president, was prepared by more than a dozen scientists from Uganda's Health Ministry.

   Opondo and Anite both said the president did not indicate when he will sign the legislation into law.

   Homosexuality already is illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex acts "against the order of nature."

   An earlier version of the bill, first introduced in 2009, proposed the death penalty for some homosexual acts. Although that provision was later removed amid international pressure, rights groups want the whole bill jettisoned.  Amnesty International has described it as draconian, repeatedly urging Museveni not to sign it into law.

   But the bill is popular in Uganda, one of many sub-Saharan African countries where homosexuals face severe discrimination if not jail terms.  A new law in Nigeria last month increased penalties against gays.

   After the Ugandan bill was passed late last year, Museveni said he wanted his governing party to reach what he called a "scientifically correct" position on homosexuality, ordering the team of government scientists to investigate whether homosexuality is a lifestyle, according to Anite.

   Their report led Museveni to believe homosexuality should be punished, she said.

   Museveni, who has criticized gays as "abnormal" people who should be "rehabilitated," had previously called the bill too harsh.

   Ugandan lawmakers passed it on Dec. 20. Since then Museveni has been under pressure within his own party to sign the legislation, which has wide support among Christian clerics and lawmakers who say it is needed to deter Western homosexuals from "recruiting" Ugandan children.

   Ugandan gay activists have accused some of their country's political and religious leaders of being influenced of American evangelicals who want to spread their anti-gay campaign in Africa.

   A prominent Ugandan gay group singled out Scott Lively, a Massachusetts evangelical, and sued him in March 2012 under the Alien Tort Statute, which allows non-citizens to file suit in the U.S. if there is an alleged violation of international law.

   Rejecting Lively's request to dismiss the lawsuit, a federal judge ruled in August that the case could proceed, saying systematic persecution on the basis of sexual orientation violates international norms.

   Lively denied he wanted severe punishment for gays, and he has previously told The Associated Press he never advocated violence against gays but advised therapy for them.

   The bill before Museveni would allow life imprisonment for acts of "aggravated homosexuality," defined as sex acts where one of the partners is infected with HIV, sex with minors or the disabled, and repeated sexual offenses among consenting adults. The bill also would make conducting a same-sex marriage ceremony punishable by seven years in prison.

Nigerian Gay Men being Publically humiliated

   On Friday, the watchdog group Human Rights First expressed "deep concern" over news that the bill will be signed into law, saying it "will have severely adverse consequences for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as well as other Ugandans."

   Robyn Lieberman of Human Rights First said, "There should be no doubt that Museveni's latest words on the subject have been influenced by the reaction to similar legislation in Nigeria, Russia and elsewhere."

   Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin said, "Unless this bill is stopped from becoming law, lives will be destroyed and countless people will be punished for an immutable characteristic."

   He said, "Anti-LGBT Americans advocated for laws further criminalizing LGBT people in Uganda, and it looks like they are now getting their wish. Whether it's Brian Brown advocating for anti-LGBT laws in Russia or Scott Lively calling for the further criminalization of LGBT people in Uganda, anti-LGBT Americans must stop exporting their hate abroad."

   Brown is president of the National Organization for Marriage, a Washington-based group that opposes same-sex marriage.

   A Russian law, signed by President Vladimir Putin in June, bans gay "propaganda" from reaching minors. The law has drawn strong international criticism and calls for a boycott of the Sochi Games from gay activists and others.

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A mob armed with wooden clubs and iron bars, screaming that they were going to "cleanse" their neighborhood of gay people, dragged 14 young men from their beds and assaulted them, human rights activists said Saturday.

   Four of the victims were marched to a police station, where they allegedly were kicked and punched by police officers who yelled pejoratives at them, said Ifeanyi Orazulike of the International Center on Advocacy for the Right to Health.

   Police threatened that the men would be incarcerated for 14 years, he said, the maximum prison sentence under Nigeria's new Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, dubbed the "Jail the Gays" law. Activists have warned the law could trigger attacks such as the one perpetrated in the early hours of Thursday morning in Abuja, the capital of Africa's most populous nation.

   Mob justice is common in Nigeria and civil rights organizations have been warning for years of an increase in community violence and the government's failure to curb acts in which people have been beaten to death for perceived crimes such as theft.

   "Since the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act was signed, we have expressed concern as a friend of Nigeria that it might be used by some to justify violence against Nigerians based on their sexual orientation," the U.S. Embassy said in a statement Friday. "Recent attacks in Abuja deepen our concern on this front."

   The police spokeswoman for the Federal Capital Territory, Deputy Superintendent Altine Daniel, said she was unaware of the attack but would try to get details for The Associated Press.

   Orazulike said he got a panicked email from a colleague who said he was hiding from a mob of 40 people who struck around 1 a.m. Thursday, going from house to house saying their mission was "to cleanse" the area of gays. He said they used pieces of wood and iron to beat up 14 young men. Orazulike said he drove from his home at 4 a.m. Thursday to save the man in Gishiri, a shantytown with mud roads near central Abuja.

   Those attacked are in hiding and too scared to speak to reporters, he said, recounting their story.

   "They were told `If you come back, we will kill you."'

   The walls of houses where the men lived have been painted with graffiti declaring "Homosexuals, pack and leave," he said.

   The New York-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission condemned the attack and warned, "It is important that people understand that this kind of violence can happen to anyone and that the government seems to have abdicated its responsibility to protect people from violence and impunity."

   Orazulike said he went to the police station later Thursday and met with a senior officer who ordered the four men released because there was no evidence that they were gay and they had not been caught having sex.

   Four were severely injured and others suffered bruises, he said. They were treated at his organization's clinic because they were afraid to go to the hospital.

   "They said the police slapped and kicked them and swore at them," he said.

   Dorothy Aken'Ova, executive director of Nigeria's International Center for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights, said she stayed up all night Wednesday trying to get police and Civil Defense to send officers to the scene after she got a phone call from a man who was being attacked.

   "Instead of helping them, apparently some of them were arrested," she told AP. "None of the (law enforcement) agents responded to our distress calls."

   Dozens of allegedly gay people have been arrested since President Goodluck Jonathan signed the bill into law in January. It not only forbids gay marriage, which carries a 14-year jail sentence, it makes it a crime for anyone, straight or homosexual, to hold a meeting of gays or to advocate human rights for gays. Convicted offenders can be jailed for up to 10 years.

   U.S. President Barack Obama's initiative to promote the rights of homosexuals has been rebuffed in Africa, where Uganda also is considering a draconian law carrying penalties of up to life imprisonment for certain gay acts. Many Africans believe homosexuality is an evil import from the West.

   However, the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, James F. Entwistle, on a recent radio program assured Nigerians that the United States would not be cutting aid because of the new anti-gay law.

Lesbo Amwua Mke Wake!

Jamani, tumezoea ndoa za mke za mume. Mara kwa mara tunasikia kuwa moja kamwua mwenzie. Lakini hapa Marekani mikoa kadhaa kama hapa Massachusetts, mwanamke anweza kuoa mwanamke au mwanaume anaweza kuoa mwanaume. Gay/Lesbian marriage. Nao pia kumbe wana matatizo kama waliokwenye ndoa za kawaida. Wanaachana, wana wivu, wanagombana, wanapigana na hata kuuana.

Leo kuna habari kuwa mwanamke kamwua mke wake hapa Massachusetts.  Ndiyo ni malesbo. Habari zinasema kuwa ndoa ya ilikuwa na matatizo mengi, hatimaye moja kamwua mwenzake.

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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Rhode Island woman had a turbulent relationship with her wife and they both faced severe financial problems before she strangled her spouse in their Massachusetts home.

Prosecutors allege 45-year-old Cara Rintala tried to cover up the killing by cleaning the crime scene and throwing paint on the body of 37-year-old Annamarie Rintala.

A Hampshire Superior Court judge on Friday ordered her held without bail, but her attorney may ask for another bail hearing after reviewing the case again.

Cara Rintala is charged with the March 2010 slaying in Granby. She was arrested in Narragansett, R.I., and has pleaded not guilty to murder.

Annamarie Rintala's body was found in the basement of the home. The victim worked as a paramedic.

Ubongo wa Shoga

Watafiti wamechunguza ubongo wa mashoga na wasenge 90 ma wamegundua kitu fulani.

Wamekuta kuwa ubongo wa mwanaume mpenda jinsia moja ni sawa na ubongo wa mwanamke wa kawaida ambaye anampenda mwanaume. Wanasema kuwa huyo mwanaume mwenye ubongo wa hivyo anaweza kuwa na kila kitu cha kiume, shepu ya dume, nyeti za dume, mavuzi na sauti ya dume nk. Kasoro ni muumbo wa ubongo.

Na pia wamekuta kuwa ubongo wa mwanamke mpenda jinsia moja (lesbo) ni sawa na ya mwanaume wa kawaida ambaye anampenda mwanamke. Naye anaweza kuwa na kila kitu cha kike kasoro muumbo wa ubongo. Kwa hiyo huyo mwanamke mwenye ubongo wa hivyo akimtazama mwanamke mwenzake ni sawa na mwanume kumwangalia mwanamke.

Haya! Hivi ina maana ni kweli mtu akisema kazaliwa shoga anasema ukweli kumbe?

Ukitaka kusoma ripoti nzima, BOFYA HAPA:

Ellen DeGeneres anaoa!

Yule shoga ambaye anajulikana kuliko wote hapa Marekani, Ellen Degereneres (50) ametangaza leo kuna anaoa! Ndiyo, anaoa na siyo kuolewa! Anamwoa mpenzi wake, mrembo Portia DeRossi.

Jana, mahakama huko California waliamua kuwa ni ruksa kwa wasenge na mashoga (wapenda jinsia moja) kufunga ndoa kama wanavyofanya hapa kwetu Massachusetts. Bila kuchelewa Ellen katangaza habari yake 'njema'.

Kama mnakumbuka zamani shoga wa Ellen alikuwa mcheza sinema, Anne Heche. Walikorofishana halafu Anne alienda kuolewa na mwanaume!

Hivi kwenye honeymoon wanafanya nini hao?

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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action -- she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.

During a taping of her TV show, Ellen DeGeneres says she plans to marry her girlfriend, Portia de Rossi.

DeGeneres was taping the episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, the day the state's high court struck down California laws against gay marriage, and it was to air Friday, a person close to the production said.

The person, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

Citing the court's ruling, DeGeneres said she and girlfriend de Rossi ("Ally McBeal," "Nip/Tuck") would be getting married.

De Rossi, 35, who was in the studio, and DeGeneres, 50, were applauded by audience members, the person close to the production said.

Wasenge sasa ruksa kufunga ndoa Iowa!

Groom & Groom

Bride & Bride!

Bibi Arusi na Bibi Arusi, Bwana Arusi na Bwana Arusi

Huko Iowa leo hao wapenda jinsia moja (wasenge) Gays/lesbos wamepewa ruksa na mahakama kufunga ndoa leo. Hata saa haijapita tayari wamekwishaanza kufunga ndoa. Huko Iowa mzoee mkuona wanaume wanapiga tongue kiss na wananume na wanawake wanapiga na wanawake.

Mahakama ya huko Iowa pia imesema kuwa ndoa si kati ya mwanaume na mwanamke tu. Haya sasa tungojee kusikia watu wamepewa ruksa kufnga ndoa na mbwa, farasi au mnyama mwingine.

Hapa kwetu Massachusetts wana ruksa tayari. Matokeo yake ni kuwa wasenge wankimbilia toka states zingine hapa. Wananua condos na nymba hata iwe na bei gani kusudi wapate residency ya Massachusetts na wafunge ndoa. Na wengine wamefunga ndoa na kuomba talaka, Divorce.

Sehemu zingine hapa Massachusetts kama wewe si msenge, basi ni shida kukaa maana kuna reverse discrimination, gari yako itachomwa moto au unaweza kupigwa. Sodom & Gomorrah!

Na huko makazini usiseme kitgu kibaya juu yao maana utafukuzwa kazi. Hapa kazini kwangu kuna dada fulani ni lesbo. Hajifichi, anavaa kama dume, anatembea kama dume, nywele anakata kidume, na anajitahidi kweli kuwa mwanaume. Ila ana suati laini ya kike, inamlkera kweli. Si mtu mbaya, ila anachoniudhi ni kuja na kutusimulia alikuwa anafanya nini na mpenzi wake, mpaka saa ngapi, walichoka saa ngapi, walifanya nini na nini. Mara sijui kamtamni mwanamke gani, mara nini. Mara nyingi inabidi nitoke nje kwa kushindwa kuvuimilia maongezi yake.

Lakini nimekwisha fanya kazi nao wengi na wengi ni watu poa sana hawana matatizo, wala hawasumbui watu. Na hata sisi watu straight tuko hivyo wengine, ni watu wazuri wengine wan matatizo, na wengine wanasimulia mambo yao mpaka nini na nini.

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Judge Strikes Down Iowa Gay Marriage Ban
Friday August 31, 2007 1:31 PM

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Less than two hours after a judge struck down Iowa's decade-old gay marriage ban, two Des Moines men applied for a marriage license as bride and groom, and county officials said they expected to see more same-sex couples doing the same on Friday.

`I started to cry because we so badly want to be able to be protected if something happens to one of us,'' said David Curtis Rethmeier, 29, who was listed as the bride on that first marriage form, with Gary Allen Seronko, 51, as his groom.

Polk County Judge Robert Hanson cleared the way for the two men on Thursday when he ruled that a state law allowing marriage only between a man and woman violated the constitutional rights of due process and equal protection.

The judge ordered local officials to process marriage licenses for the six gay couples who sued. With the ruling, gay couples across the state can now apply for a marriage license in the central-Iowa county.

County attorney John Sarcone said the county would appeal to the state Supreme Court, and he immediately sought a stay from Hanson that would prevent gay couples from seeking a marriage license until the appeal is resolved.

A hearing on the stay motion is likely next week, said Camilla Taylor, an attorney with Lambda Legal, a New York-based gay rights organization.

In the meantime, Deputy County Recorder Trish Umthun is taking calls from gay couples, five of them in the first hours after the judge filed his ruling Thursday afternoon.

The office's web site explaining how to apply for a marriage license still began with the words, ``Marriages in Iowa are between a male and a female ...,'' on Friday morning, but Umthun expected a rush of applications through the day. The marriage license approval process takes three business days.

Republican House Minority Leader Christopher Rants, said the ruling illustrates the need for a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

``I can't believe this is happening in Iowa,'' Rants said. ``I guarantee you there will be a vote on this issue come January,'' when the Legislature convenes.

Gay marriage is legal in Massachusetts, and nine other states have approved spousal rights in some form for same-sex couples. Nearly all states have defined marriage as being solely between a man and a woman, and 27 states have such wording in their constitutions, according the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Dennis Johnson, the lawyer for the six gay couples who sued in 2005 after they were denied marriage licenses, had argued that Iowa has a long history of aggressively protecting civil rights in cases of race and gender.

The Defense of Marriage Act, which the Legislature passed in 1998 declaring marriage to be between one man and one woman, contradicts previous rulings regarding civil rights and is simply ``mean spirited,'' he said.

Roger J. Kuhle, an assistant Polk County attorney, argued that the issue is not for a judge to decide.