Kenilworth, 28 July 2010 — The UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has become one of the sponsors of the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust (UK) (UHST).
The UHST was established as a charity in 2008 to raise funds to support schools founded by the Uganda Humanist Association. The schools offer “an alternative liberal-secular education, are open to all childen irrespective of their family beliefs, and reject all forms of indoctrination”.
The PTT was set up in 1992 to advance the education of the public, and particularly of lesbians and gay men, in the principles and practice of humanism, and to advance the education of the public, and particularly of humanists, about all aspects of homosexuality.
Its work to date has included the nationwide provision of humanist “affirmation” ceremonies for same-sex couples as the alternative to a Christian “blessing”; the publication of a unique online magazine, Gay & Lesbian Humanist; the publication of a variety of leaflets “Introducing the Humanist Tradition”; and setting up a lively blog and an e-discussion list.
Last year it became a sponsor of the UK LGBT History Month and it has now provided funding for a storeroom at one of the Uganda Humanist Association schools so that books and other resources can be stored securely.
PTT secretary George Broadhead said: “The PTT trustees think it is very important to support humanist projects as well as gay ones and the one in Uganda is obviously a very worthy recipient.
“The Uganda Humanist Association is a beacon of light in a country that seems riddled with religious bigotry and where draconian anti-gay legislation is still pending.”