Live and Let Live

The stories about gays and lesbians in your Julyissue were very informative. I had heard that gaysand lesbians are persecuted in China and have tolive ‘underground, but it seems times are changing.At least in China leaders do not openly makesuch bold statements as our leaders in Zimbabwe,Malawi and Uganda. It is shameful to publiclycondemn people for a lifestyle of choice and I amhappy that your African historian stated that homosexualityhas always existed in African society.These bigoted African leaders have no idea abouttolerance and just make our continent appearmore backward with their hate speech utterances.A leader should accept all his people as long asthey are peaceful, taxpaying citizens.