Rainbow Removed from Park Tower in Uganda After LGBTQ Controversy

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Ugandan authorities announced the removal of a rainbow painting from a children’s park after parents complained that the “satanic” design encouraged homosexuality in the predominantly Christian country.

The town’s mayor Fabrice Brad Rulinda said in a statement released on Wednesday that a local organization had painted one of Entebbe’s park towers in rainbow colors as part of an effort to refurbish the site.

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“For years, Ugandan children have only known the rainbow as a beautiful arch of colors reflecting the beauty and majesty of God,” Rulinda explained.

He added, “It is unfortunate that certain movements have decided to use the rainbow to represent and reflect certain acts that are contrary to Ugandan norms.”

“We need to curb any vices that would corrupt our children’s minds, and it is against this backdrop that the public’s concerns were heard, and the rainbow painting was removed from the children’s park.”

The rainbow colors of the tower, according to Emmanuel Mugabe of the National Parents Association of Uganda, were “satanic” and signaled an “invasion of homosexuality through manipulation of children’s minds,” he said.

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“We’re glad the rainbow painting was taken down before we took it down ourselves,” he said.

The incident comes on the heels of a controversy in southwestern Uganda, where local authorities in Kasese are allegedly attempting to pass legislation recognizing the rights of gay, lesbian, and transgender people.

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