Nine gay men have been sentenced to eight years in prison by a court in Senegal, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports. Apparently, making love is considered a crime against nature. Normally, same-sex lovemaking only result in five years imprisonment, but the judges were in a jolly mood and added three years because the men worked in a project against the spread of HIV. That made the men “members of a criminal organization”.

Not a day goes by without some religious idiots making life a living hell for my brothers. It’s depressing.

When I travelled in America in the early 1990s, I came across a radical gay-rights organization that talked about establishing a queer nation. I thought it was a mad idea then, but as times goes by I realize that gay men need refuge and the only way to provide that is to follow the Jewish example and create an independent state. Of course, a large majority of gays around the world would only sniff at such an idea, but the many who are seeking a way out of oppression will most certainly see the need. Perhaps it’s time to realize that straight people don’t care about us?