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Uganda gay bill 'will be changed'

(BBC) Uganda's controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill is likely to be changed, a minister tells the BBC....

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firth murray writes in the spirit of alice walker. her ideas & solutions are kind, progressive & unifying. we benefit from her investment to our planet.

thank you 4 sharing your experience in a loving & caring way. about five years ago my primary care practitioner assisted me in writing a health care proxy. by affirming responsibility 4 my homegoing & partnering with someone who cares, i feel a quiet sureness in my decision-making. as paramahansa yogananda once said, "if we all have to die, it can't be that bad."

the truth is dark-skinned men & women of african descent continue to suffer the legacy of white world supremacy. the desire to bleach one's skin is similar to the obsession to lose weight: a racist society devalues women of african descent & markets women of european descent as beautiful, intelligent & powerful.

aralena leroy astutely points out the seduction of the media as it relates to our collective self-worth. ironically, many women of european descent have invested their money in cultivating african features (full lips, large hips, round ass, vuluptous breasts, i.e.) once considered savage yet now are deemed 'popular' in the lucrative fashion industry.

marcus garvey once said, "people who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it." beauty is not in the eye of the beholder; beauty is a biological inheritance - yet women of african descent must learn to affirm the divine within. loving ourselves & each other in our own image is a good place to start.