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Here’s Lawrence and Jimmy, a Ugandan couple that fled their home country to marry abroad. Sweden has now granted them asylum aft
Mar 19, 2013 11:53 PM
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SlothNipples
i fucking love my country sometimes
hfactor
Uganda "Two men are happy together? Ohhh fuck that kill them for being happy!" How close minded can you be.... It's their lives, NOT YOURS!
dandaman0345
It is extremely complicated. You've got East-West culture-clash along with a rough colonial history and terrible education. It's really sad.
downvotecollector
Good. It's not an interracial marriage. That would be wrong.
AskingTheRealQuestions
"Here you can clearly see that they EAT DA POPO from eachothers mouths and lick it! like icecream" - Uganda
BenderBendingRodriguez
used ctrl+f to search for "eat" on this page to see if any one had beat me to the reference. +1 for like minds
Persona4Fanatic
Congratulations to them both.
BiffTHEBearKiller
No one should live in fear for this. So long as they're not hurting anyone, a person has the right to their own pursuit of happiness.
dandaman0345
In other news, Sweden's African population suddenly skyrocketed to a landmark 6 people upon the arrival of Lawrence and Jimmy.
megafoo
is that ricky martin in the yellow sweater???
westPAguy
I though it was Jack from Will and Grace.
badmojoe
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/397/921/c6e.jpg
pasteisdenata
as a straight man...this pic makes me happy...everyone deserves to be happy with the one the love...
MegaShyGuy
This.
PaytonWithAnANotAnE
We said!
TrixiHobbitz
Or miserable...
Lumberjackfirefighter
Aaww, as a gay man IRL, thank you :) you made my day! +1
AntiDownVoteActivist
As a straight man, seeing two men kiss and love each other makes me uncomfortable. But I'm not about to let that impede your rights!
ThatCookieGuy
Who cares if you're a straight man?
almostsomething182
It helps to have background info to see where someone is coming from. Not all straight people feel this way!
pasteisdenata
perhaps a gay surfing imgur...if more and more gays see that straight men support them, perhaps that might help them, might makea difference
BookooBounceAuLait
like this gay. Thanks straight man!
ThePrincessSolofap
Fuck yeah SWEDEN!! And also, brolove <3
Unindoctrinated
Never forget, American Christian "charities" fund and support Uganda's discriminatory laws.
HaleyLyn
Everyone is so happy!! This picture makes me happy! :'D
ImaRakeYoAss
Everyone looks so happy. Most things make me hate this world, this is one of the few that give me that warm feeling about it :)
aselfdefeatingattitude
Thumbnail I thought it was Jay Z and Frank Ocean. Feeling kind of disappointed it wasn't.
blwatson
Beyonce would be fiercely pissed
Shadowkeeper
Good Guy Sweden, giving help where it's needed.
evilhag
Except for Julian Assange LOL
TheOtherSarah
Don't be surprised if you hear in the news Sweden is sending them back to Uganda, based on "threat no longer exists". Happens a lot.
Neekome
Don
Neekome
Don't be negative on the happy pic. :(
TheOtherSarah
Sorry :(. We see so many people deported from Sweden after they've been approved for asylum, I can't help being a little jaded.
starryeyedq
Wow. That sucks. Can't they just let them go to a different country? I'm honestly curious.
TheOtherSarah
Not really. Many people have been sent back to their homelands, only to disappear without a trace within a few hours. Sweden's system is ba.
TheOtherSarah
bad*
ilesol
They could have married here in Argentina: threat or no threat, we never send people back to their home country.
TheOtherSarah
Sweden takes in thousands, and sends hundreds back, every year. It's causing huge uproar here, because people disappear "back home".
genericaccount12345
Sweden takes in a lot more than they can handle. They have some of the worst integration in Europe
TheSwedishCryptid
Sweden wouldn't that big of a problem. Only reason Sweden has the "Worst interation" in Europe is because everyone else has a shut door
TheSwedishCryptid
Well, if the rest of Europe would actually take in immigrants on a regular level, instead of sending everyone away. 1/2
FuckILoveMeat
True this, there aren't enough jobs for the people as it is, and due to old heavy taxes on employers no new jobs are being created either :/
mallymile
IS THAT RICKY MARTIN???
DirtDiver
gayyyyyy
tamraswarrior
Every single person in this picture is so happy.
brandnew94
If anyone upvotes you past 69 points I'll have to DV you, sorry. It's just really on topic.
Koantum
Not often you see a genuine smile on every person in a crowded room.
AlltheAnswers
Challenge accepted. There's one stoic face. Left of the couple, behind the black man in argyle sweater: balding white man is not smiling.
DMGuy
And the married people seem pretty happy too!
itsgottabegood
The people yes! Those chairs , however, look pretty vacuous.. I'm watching you bastards!!
itsgottabegood
Just to clarify the chairs are the bastards!! I'm not referring to the elated married couple.
lolbrickterminal
Except for Eric.
Superjohnny
Usually the part in the wedding where everyone is smiling.
dannodon
That's Sweden for you! :)
TheCanadianBeaver
That is seriously what it is like at gay weddings. Everyone there truly wants to be there and is so happy for them!
carewyllie
I hope so! It's a wedding. lol
AGrizzlyAaron
I'm happy, having seen this picture. Kinda the effect real love has...
peachypunch
Did they receive death threats from Uganda, or Ungandans? Did Uganda declare war on them?
AskingTheRealQuestions
If you recieve letters from people in Uganda, you recieve letters from Uganda, doesn't have to be the government in Uganda ;)
peachypunch
Fine!
cossettetape
Now on to granting asylum for the rest of the world that also deserves it!
Ravanna
How about everyone works hard to make all countries great to live in, rather than fleeing from any ultra conservative/religious shit hole?
cossettetape
The world's a little more complicated than that.
AskingTheRealQuestions
Yep, fix THEIR countries, that's long term thinking, rather than shipping everyone to Europe because we got money.
triphopkid77
as a gay man, this just restored my faith in humanity. there is hope for us. somewhere somehow, we will pull through. +1 sweden!
OnceUponATimeTheEnd
+1 to you for being who you are no matter what anyone say. You're awesome!
triphopkid77
awww, why can't this world have more people like you? the world would be such a better place to live :) thank you.
OnceUponATimeTheEnd
I'm working on it, teaching the kids in school to be kind and accept everyone. While we wait, come to Sweden, it's awesome here. :D
grumpybunny
i dream of the day when this is no longer front page material because gay marriage is normal & no one really cares who's marrying whom
ElDoctorMachismo
Sweden's where it's at. (I acknowledge the poor grammar. It just sounds better.)
DennisW
It's an idiom - so it's not bad grammar, as far as I'm concerned.
ElDoctorMachismo
If you watched the first couple episodes of season three of Archer, you'll get why I think what you said is so funny. If not, watch them.
BaconFarts
black people should be able to get married. end racism.
DeusJensen
Not sure if sarcasme or ..
Sc00tyPuffJr
This made me laugh :)
haileymonster
reminds me of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8JsRx2lois&feature=share&list=LLWXUdMnpNAsCS5OsYL42IQw Stay tuned for twist ending.
siddartha999
it please me NO END that Imgur is not only a haven for interesting, funny & high quality images but also a sanitarium of tolerance & love...
Ocobthaigh
Sanitarium of tolerance and love. . .hmm. . .I'll accept it.
AmeliePoulain
Sanitarium of tolerance and love as long as it doesn't make them think differently on any subject what so ever.
AnnaKendrickLamar
Sanitarium of tolerance and love? Haha...hahahaha...HAHAHAHAH AHAHA. Only sometimes.
kmccre3
Fuck any country/state that would deny their love. Thats right, I'm calling you out 80% of America.
dandaman0345
Why the specific shout-out to American intolerance while Iran is literally executing them in public?
kmccre3
Because I live here, and I really don't feel like criticizing other countries when mine is still fucked up.
kmccre3
Not that Iran should feel any less shitty for its horrible human rights
Wuz314159
Thanks America for helping Uganda draft their "Kill the Gays" laws.
annehka
This needs to be way more at the top. Interestingly many African cultures were accepting of homosexuality and non-binary genders
annehka
before the colonisers and missioners came.
Wuz314159
http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2009/12/02/evangelical-republicans-behind-kill-the-gays-law-in-uganda/
DiglettDigDiglettDigTrioTrioTrio
Uganda is trying to pass a bill where repeat offenders of homosexuality would be executed
minnow1776
I remember the first time someone told me this. I thought they were exaggerating. I wish they had been.
DiglettDigDiglettDigTrioTrioTrio
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/missionaries-of-hate/ links to the whole video (5 parts) on youtube
dandaman0345
People need to know about this. Iran and a few others do it as well. Nothing short of genocide. And it is spreading.
DiglettDigDiglettDigTrioTrioTrio
'Missionaries of Hate' is a good documentary to share to start getting the word out, even though it is a few years old
slightlylucid
Everything I hear from Sweden is awesome. Plus they have Alexander Skarsgard.
PoseidonsSaltyButthole
believing stereotypes are dangerous ;) Sweden have problems just like all other countries
maddelleus
Then we also have people like Ullared-Morgan. o_O
bombabom
Haha! Och Ranelid.
maddelleus
the horror! :P haha
WithNothingBetterToDo
dont forget sean banan.
skogstokig
Have you seen our rape statistics?
dickshitter
Spot on! Too bad the truth is too much to handle for leftists.
slightlylucid
Sorry....it wasn't supposed to be posted on your comment. Someone else made a similar comment being rude about it.
slightlylucid
Jeez no but no one can just say, "We have bad rape statistics." We all have to go the sarcastic 'you're such a moron for not knowing' way.