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Image via Wikipedia U.S. ambassadors in the tiny African country of Sierra Leone have been mulling ways to soften the communities there towards homosexuality, including exploiting the specter of related human rights abuses in Uganda , leaked cables reveal. The unclassified December 2009 cable, part of last week’s Wikileaks dump, originates from the American embassy in the capital city of Freetown and is entitled “ Sexual Orientation in Sierra Leone: Quietly in the Closet.”  The cable’s author notes that the gay rights movement has struggled to maintain a foothold in a culture where homosexuality is viewed as primarily a cause of Western influence and “an abomination in the same category as pedophilia, bestiality, and witchcraft.” A typical gay rights campaign, states the communique, is unlikely to take root: while such a “human rights” program “might help sensitize the population to support gay rights,” it could also end up inciting an angry backlash. To remedy the situation,...

Image via Wikipedia A U.S. Embassy party in Islamabad billed as a celebration of homosexual rights inflamed conservative Pakistani groups, who condemned the event as an act of “cultural terrorism” aimed at the country’s Islamic values. The U.S. Embassy held a “gay pride” celebration on June 26, the first ever promotion of homosexual rights by U.S. diplomats in the Islamic nation. The  Associated Press (AP) reported  that a coalition of religious and political leaders, including Pakistan ’s largest Islamic party , Jamaat-e-Islami , released a statement condemning the U.S. government’s homosexual advocacy , calling it the “worst social and cultural terrorism against Pakistan.” The group called it the second most dangerous U.S. attack on Pakistan, following the unmanned drone attacks carried out by U.S. forces on suspected Islamic terrorists. According to the AP, U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Hoagland hosted the party, which was co-sponsored by Gays and Lesbians in Foreig...