What Makes A People

What Makes A People: A Look At LGBT Rights In Some African Countries
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - DECEMBER 26: President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni (L) and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn (not seen) hold a joint press conference at Governmental building in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 26, 2014. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - DECEMBER 26: President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni (L) and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn (not seen) hold a joint press conference at Governmental building in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 26, 2014. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario: One of the United States’ minor allies passes legislation criminalizing a particular identity-politic shared by a small portion of its citizens. The country then employs its police force and judiciary to jail members of this population, obliges discrimination, physical abuse – even murder – by vigilantes, then permits the press to publish identifying information forcing individuals from their homes and jobs. Does the US cut ties? Does it intervene?

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