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The East Africa nation's legislature recently proposed a bill that would make LGBT people and their supporters, as well as anyone who tests positive for HIV, subject to life imprisonment or even death.
Despite human rights groups' calls for Western nations to withhold aid from Uganda, legislators plan to begin talks on passing the bill by March, according to CNN.
Some faculty members and students are elated about the Knitivism at Penn State for LGBT Rights in Uganda.
Michelle Quiter, a faculty member in the Intensive English Communication Program, spoke with several Knitivism members and said she wants to become involved in the group. She particularly admires the knitting aspect of the organization, according to The Collegian.
"It combines activism with tangible product, and it unites the minds of the people in the room," she said.
Some students don't believe that knitting is enough:
Jessica Southgate said she has mixed feelings on the effectiveness of knitting as a medium for raising awareness but still admires the group's efforts.
"I think there's ways it could be more effective, but I think they're putting the message out," Southgate (junior-economics) said.
My Thoughts...
Even though this may not be enough to change the way LGBT people are treated in Uganda, it is a start. I think that activism is great, and even if your cause doesn't always change the world, you have given to someone else in hopes that one day it will be enough. I think that Penn State students that are knitting for such a cause, are doing great work!
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