During year 2012-till date,anti- (LGBT)lesbian,gay,bisexual and heterosexual laws penalizing such practices has always been meted out with high level of brutality and as well to curb higher ages of same sex marriage and most of these that falls victims are often put in prison or either killed. further more around may 2016,73 countries as well sub-national jurisdiction had laws that criminalized homosexuals with most of those countries found in Africa,some part of Russia,some Islamic countries ,middle East and some part of Asian countries. we should also note that majority of those countries have a high level of religiosity ,while most of them also are poor especially some part here in Africa. for instance on June 12,2016 the worst mass shooting occurred in Colorado, Florida a lone gun man opened fire at a gay night club in Orlando killing 49 persons and injuring a dozen..while in Africa,homosexual are considered as an unnatural act(meaning it is not created by God) and also it is seen as alien to the African culture. thus this has produced a great wide spread of negative and porous attitude towards homosexuality. hence in general Africans believes LGBT and any other practices associated with it are inimical to the African culture and thus they are not natural. hence African nations and so many other Muslim countries around the world who were all against LGBT have been resisting the influence of the developed countries of the world to give room for for homosexuality and encourage the right to freed0m as stated by the united nation human right council which states as follows: that every human being,including lesbians,gays,bisexual and transgender are all equal in dignity and rights.(United Nations 1951). while also in the middle east who are majorly Muslim, have always kicked against the right and freedom of LGBT and thus most of those engaged in such act are often arrested and killed because they see it as being against the cultural and religious practices o characterized by if the majority of the population(who are mostly characterized by Islamic faithful). as a result of all this,the western world which includes countries like the first,second and some part of the third world countries who have of course accepted LGBT as legitimate and hence they see it as a right to individual freedom of sexual expression and wishes, it is believed by them that it is a progressive culture because the right of freedom and equality of every human are highly acknowledged and for those countries that are against such practices are now seen as degenerative and backward culture because they are against the right and freedom of humanity.
from the argument above we can deduce that culture and belief system has always played a role in deciding the kind of practices each society practice but the honest truth is every human being has a right to choose his or her way of life and personality but it has turned out to be a reverse,many are left to bear the punishment of such practices depending on the side they belong. until we begin to adjust to the reality of a changing world and not wholly an interplay between values and belief system.
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