self-seekers and
opportunists, blindfolded their
minds with religious naiveté,
injecting the venom of hatred
in defense of a God they know not
and guarding a culture long lost.

For years they twisted the message
Leading the populace through the dark to
path designed for innocent murder
soiling the hands of the gullible, the ignorant.

Oh! Good shepherd of
the sheep, deliver your flock from the
venom of these Paramole (carpet snakes)
quick to accuse, fast to strike
Armed with acts way far from yours.

Oh ye boys persevere
The world watches the game
Keep their masquerade on its toes
Till the world see the gimmick and their foolery
Be not broken by their threat
Nor break from the race, till the serpent’s head is crushed.

The legs betrays the drag
The voice away gives him
But the fun goes on, delighting the heart of men.

With regards to South Africa in particular, I think you have to look at the unique history of apartheid. One of the (many) neurotic obsessions of the apartheid regime involved trying to find new ways to pressure white people into breeding. They needed more “racially pure” children to fight the Africans. Thus, homosexuality was a definite no-no. Forced attempts to “cure” homosexuality among whites was common during apartheid (including the use of electro-shock therapy on gay soldiers).

Consequently, gays became one of the few white sub-groups to speak out against the racism. Some even secretly aided the “terrrorist” ANC. These efforts were not forgotten when the system of racial segregation collasped. The ANC – now the ruling party – quickly moved to thank the gay community for their support by adding the sexual orientation clause to the SA constitution.

What a disgusting place!

No, it doesn’t, contrary to attempts by many Muslims to make that misleading claim. It literally means submission, and has an indirect, derived meaning of peace through submission. Here’s the etymology of the word Islam, from the American Heritage Dictionary: “Arabic ‘islām, submission, from ‘aslama, to surrender, resign oneself, from Syriac ‘ašlem, to make peace, surrender, derived stem of šlem, to be complete.”

By the way, the South African constitution is exceptional in Africa, and is largely due to the successes of the anti-apartheid movement and its leaders, such as Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Tutu. I don’t have the impression, however, that gays feel all that safe among the local populace.