BBC:
A Nigerian has become the first black man to become a member of parliament in Poland.As Poland makes a step forward, Uganda takes several steps backward:
John Abraham Godson has lived in Poland for almost half his life and has become a Polish citizen.
Mr Godson's success has been hailed as a landmark in a country where there are just 4,000 black people...
A Ugandan gay rights campaigner who last year sued a local newspaper which outed him as homosexual has been beaten to death, activists say.Uganda actually has laws against Homosexual acts. Only primitive societies, meaning societies dominated by rural thinking, maintain such barbarous laws.Police have confirmed the death of David Kato and say they have arrested one suspect.
Update: My reading of the two stories is far weaker than Gloomy Gus's. Read his reading in the comments.
Update: Gloomy Gus's reading of the situation in Poland appears to be weaker than a new and more nuanced reading by Facet. Go to the comments.
