Out Now Marketing estimated in 2013, the international LGBT travel market size at over $180 billion.
Sometimes I see a mental picture of a couple of Africans walking along... seeing a pile of money then when they're just about to pick it up, a priest or preacher (often white) jumps out of the bushes and yells at them,
"DON'T TOUCH THAT MONEY! 
IT BELONGS TO THE DEVIL !!"
After arguing a bit, the two Africans give up and leave the money (... and naturally, the Missionary picks it up and flies home).
An entire continent ... comprised of 54 countries .... and a billion people ... .
and you're telling me all of them are stuck on stupid?????????
What happened to "game"?
What happened to being slick, wise, and skillful?
What happened to being a Hustler???
If you go to most African countries today, you'll find some segment of the population still living in mud and straw houses with mud floors. They can look up at the sky and see sophisticated jets flying overhead, yet the best some can dream of is owning a mule.
RELIGION
Jews, Arabs, and Europeans STOLE African theology, rewrote it to fit them, then gave it back to you in a coded, allegorical version that leaves you feeling inadequate.
MOVIES
Then, feeling depressed, you turn on the television and watch Western movies that are designed to do all they can to make you feel less than and ... inadequate.
But the biggest problem is religion. If your "God" doesn't look like you, then you're in trouble.
SOLUTION
Tourism brings in BILLIONS of dollars yearly.
You live in the damn Garden of Eden and you mean you can't figure out how to attract more tourist???
The single group of travelers who spends the most money annually are LGBT tourist.
They're often single people without children who have university educations. Hence, they have larger disposable incomes. PROBLEM SOLVED.
ALL a country or a group of people has to do is to:
- Enter the modern world
- Section off a beach or a city and declare it safe to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transsexual people (and really make it safe)
- Clean up that area ...
- Market it to the world as a LGBT Friendly location
... and watch the money come rolling in.
Everybody else does!
They're competing for those dollars. Even the Catholic Vatican has "Gay Tours"!!!
Asia, Latin America, Mexico, Europe and America. $$$$$
But back in Africa...
I was recently in Bahar Dar, Ethiopia. BEAUTIFUL place. Mouth of the Blue Nile. Historic.
People as poor as dirt.
Everywhere I walked, young strong men sitting down with their heads in their hands looking depressed. Bars were the biggest businesses... behind churches and mosques
Remember... if I control any part of you... even your thoughts .. then I CONTROL YOU!
The biggest hustles allowed were shining your shoes and coming up with lame stories to beg you out of a few dollars. (After that came pick-pocketing and stealing cell phones.)
THE HIGHEST ACHIEVERS IN U.S. UNIVERSITIES ARE AFRICANS.
Africans get higher grades than Jews, than Whites, Hispanics, ASIANS, and Afro-Americans.
So why are African leaders persuading their citizens to hate gays?
It's an easy way to control you.
But it's
sooooo expensive to you.
The idea that Africans are more "pure" than the rest of the world is hogwash. The same behaviors and genetics run through all human beings. Also, early Missionaries documented the behaviors of the tribes they encountered.... and yes, homosexuality has always been everywhere on the planet ... including Africa.
Here's a link to prove it: The idea that African homosexuality was a colonial import is a myth | Bernardine Evaristo | Comment is free | The Guardian
So why not get your nuts out of the sand by inviting wealthy, decadent tourist to lay in the sun, tip big, visit your hotels, and buy your goods and services??? There are CITIES all over the world competing for the dollars they tell Africans to avoid.
Do you know who the SINGLE most influential man behind Uganda's Anti-Gay Crack Down Laws is??
You got it.
A white man from the U.S. named Scott Lively.
Why would an American go all the way to an African country to stir up hatred that he doesn't even do here in the States?? No one knows him here. Where does he get his money from??
Here's an article on the con man: Meet the American Pastor Behind Uganda's Anti-Gay Crackdown | Mother Jones
Africans don't need to become gay.
All you need to do is like Thailand. Cook the food and count your money and keep shyt safe.
This is ridiculous.
Ghana could be raking in the cash. Cameroon too. Ethiopia? Millions.
But places like Jamaican and Uganda ... where literacy is low... let them stay stupid.
What do Jamaicans do? They sit around smoking dope all day and night. They're ignorant and prideful. They make good criminals ... and runners. (But they can only run the length of the Beach. If you chase Usain Bolt a further distance than the length of the beach, he will stop. Maybe ask you for some rum.)
Bad Politically
The West is always trying to rob and marginalize Africa.
Homophobia puts Africans in a negative light when they travel. It positions Africans into a corner of intolerance that makes them targets for harassment. But worse, it discourages investment.
Here are some links to get people thinking about making money in the 21st Century:
1.
Hoteliers approve $30 million for tourism promotion, including events like Beer Week. | UTSanDiego.com
2.
Following Indiana religious freedom debacle, states are wooing the gay travel dollar | Adweek
3.
2015 TOURISM & TRAVEL TRENDS REPORT
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