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Covering, Cultural-Centrism, and Liberation Psychology

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The above quote from Ms. Kelende is taken from an interview in which she speaks publicly to a reporter in Uganda in the aftermath of an anti-gay bill that was proposed to the House by one member of parliament, Ndorwa West MP David Bahati. The proposed bill named a new felony, “aggravated homosexuality [meaning that] the offender has sex with a person who is disabled or underage, or when there is HIV transmission; the crime should attract the death penalty, while consenting homosexuals should be imprisoned for life” (Muhumuza, 2009.

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  1. Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Work, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27110, USA

    Michele K. Lewis PhD & Isiah Marshall PhD

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Lewis, M.K., Marshall, I. (2012). Covering, Cultural-Centrism, and Liberation Psychology. In: LGBT Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0565-8_8

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