tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post5552150011915319624..comments2024-03-20T01:16:54.017+00:00Comments on Akin Akintayo: Human Rights Day 2011: Gay Rights are Human Rights tooAkin Akintayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254117443398207562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post-500655987959491992011-12-12T11:11:17.084+00:002011-12-12T11:11:17.084+00:00Akin, thanks for a brilliant insightful piece whic...Akin, thanks for a brilliant insightful piece which got me and I guess other readers of your blog thinking. Definitely Gay rights are human rights also. KAAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post-39361877663783925492011-12-11T23:54:07.570+00:002011-12-11T23:54:07.570+00:00Hi Akin
Thanks for your response. Yes, Human Right...Hi Akin<br />Thanks for your response. Yes, Human Rights are exactly that, Human Rights and apply to all members of the Human family (be it sexual minorities, women, children, disabled etc), some people just don't want to acknowledge that. They are selective about it, and want to deny others what they are experiencing.<br /><br />Your personal affairs are your personal affairs. Everyone has a right to one. It's not my business what you decide to disclose about that. I just enjoy reading your blog.<br /><br />Why would anyone want to shut-down your opinion? It is simply a case of listening and either taking it or leaving it. Trying to silence someone shouldn't even come into it. If that is their point of view they are missing, what public debate is about, an exchange of ideas. What a shame.<br /><br />More power to you Akin.Codliveroilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post-56323655528131934992011-12-11T17:15:25.169+00:002011-12-11T17:15:25.169+00:00Hello CodLiverOil,
I guess I have written enough ...Hello CodLiverOil,<br /><br />I guess I have written enough to indicate my particular interests but more evidently, my view of human rights has stridently been with regards to women in terms of societal and religious abuse of their fundamental rights and those of children with regards to particularly child sexual abuse.<br /><br />As much as possible, I have never put my sexuality up for debate and refused to allow others make it their business because it is just not a matter for public consumption.<br /><br />I have been challenged openly about it by certain Machiavellian Nigerians hoping to shut-down my forthright opinions and I have without reservation made it clear that it is not their business what I do in my bedroom and who I choose to love just as I do not question their private activities in ad hominem attacks.<br /><br />In many cases, I have prevailed.<br /><br />It is nice to know there is kindred spirit in the fight against the reprehensible cancer of homophobia in the Nigerian society.<br /><br />Yours Akin xxxAkin Akintayohttp://akinblog.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post-39593652891509708182011-12-11T02:41:07.711+00:002011-12-11T02:41:07.711+00:001) Codliveroil is a gay person (so no need to wond...1) Codliveroil is a gay person (so no need to wonder if I'm a closet gay or not)<br /><br />2) Thank you and thank you Jeremy.<br /><br />To be honest I can conclude, that Nigeria and many other African and Caribbean nations are not democratic. They pretend at being democratic.<br /><br />3) I can say by anecdotal observation with "family members" and observation of wider African society. They see nothing wrong with campaigning against discrimination when it affects them negatively directly ie making a lot of noise about "racial discrimination", but see it as perfectly acceptable to pass such vile and repressive laws, or allow crimes against sexual minorities or any other minority go to unpunished in some cases even encouraged.<br /><br />To top it all many "religious Africans" feel they are somehow morally superior to the West, for supporting such a standpoint. Some see same sex relationships as the same as having sex with animals, or minors. Which it definitely isn't but, no matter how you try to present reason and logic it sails over their heads. I have become disheartened about the matter.<br /><br />Maybe the passing of time might bring a realisation, that this is a very pluralistic world. We have to learn to live and let live. Get on with your own business and stop persecuting others for some spurious reasons as religion, culture or just plane wickedness.<br /><br />What caused you not to follow the crowd, and not join the "hate squad"?Codliveroilnoreply@blogger.com