Patrick Lumumba - who has recently come under fire for supporting Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation - was invited by the EFF to deliver a public lecture on Monday evening in line with the party's 10-year anniversary celebrations.
CAPE TOWN - A Ugandan refugee and member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer, Asexual+ community expressed disappointment in the Economic Freedom Fighters for inviting Professor Patrick Lumumba to address a public lecture at the University of Cape Town.]
Students and staff who are allies of the LGBTIQA+ community protested against the Kenyan Pan-Africanist scholar's address outside the Sarah Baartman Hall on campus on Monday night.READ: Concerned UCT staff & students protest over EFF guest lecturer, Lumumba The Uganda’s anti-homosexuality legislation that was signed into law last month carries a death penalty for anyone engaging in what it calls "aggravated homosexuality"."I will amplify my voice for the voiceless in Uganda. I will amplify my voice for the voiceless in Kenya. I will amplify my voice for the Zimbabweans that are here. I will amplify my voice for the Congolese that are here.
Some concerned UCT LGBTIQA+ staff and Allies at the University of Cape Town are gathered in Fronoff the Sarah Baartman Hall at UCT to protest the invitation of Prof Patrick Lumumba. The professor has recently come under fire for supporting Uganda’s anti-gay law pic.twitter.com/1agOpupe46
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