HOMOSEXUALITY AND TRANSGENDERISM: THE EVIL DUO BEFALLING THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.

   Checking out my news feed on facebook, I couldn't help but notice a shared post by a friend, it was a picture of a famous Nigerian stephanie Rose, previously known as Dapo Adaralegbe a Nigerian transgender who resides in the Netherlands. Any sociological definition on social change will fall back on it being "the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure, characterised by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behaviour, social organizations or value systems".
   It can be observed that the behaviour and attitudes of people towards sexual activities has undergone pragmatic changes over the decades. shocking news such as; father who forcefully raped his daughter, mother who conceived for her biological son, brother and sister having an open affair, husband having a mutual sex with wife's mother etc dominates the news headlines. As if this is not enough some Nations of the world have now embarked on the legislation of same sex marriage. Meaning male couples and female couples are normal scenes on the streets in such countries, abomination!.
   Transgenderism is another phenomenon that is becoming rampant in the contemporary world. Essentially, the concept is defined by mariam webster online dictionary as "relating to or being a person (as a transsexual or transveslite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person's sex at birth". It is often said that God created man in his image. However, it is disheartening and unthinkable to realise that there exist some people in the world who are not contented with the way they are being created, and so therefore need to transform to the other sex or gender as the case maybe. Be it as it may, the typical African culture does not encourage such orientation as gayism or lesbianism, as they are anathema to the moral, cultural and spiritual values of the continent. This which inform the various anti-homosexual laws which are generally used as pretexts for general arrests of gay and bisexual men, gathered in public or private places, even when not engaged in sex. The concern is that we Africans have a problem sociologists termed "xenocentricism" .. Which is a situation whereby you consider your values, traditions, practices and heritage as inferior to the other groups. We are always willing to accept whatever is in practise in the western world, whether good or bad, as transgenderism is a phenomenon that started in the west(1800).

     Theologically speaking (Religion wise) both Islam and Christianity are against all these sexual atrocities , both an imam and pastor will tell you they are signs of the end of the world, an assumption I reckon with. Take a pause and think..are the sins of the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah more punishable than these atrocities ?. My personal opinion is that, the world is still in existence because of God's patience and Grace. However, there signs of the end time are evident, as they manifest in the case of life expectancies which is now very low. Nowadays, you see a very young person at a very tender age, who is a patient of hypertension, asthma and the likes. If you have an interaction with a very old village woman, she has no idea about of these disease, not to talk of being a patient. This to me may be attributed to their conformity to the "social law of nature". Hiv Aids are still incurable. To make it worse, Ebola virus is around.
    Climate change is another threat, as the rate at which rain fall as change compared to the past decades. (Although, the reason to that can be proven scientifically). If the rain later decide to fall in recent years erosion and flood are what it result to. It was recently reported that flood occasioned by heavy downpour in ilorin kwara state. As shops, houses, electric poles and vehicles were destroyed by the devastating flood in some parts of ilorin metropolis (Leadership news paper). All these are signs that, the angel is cleaning up his dusty trumpet. To conclude with, there has been several attempts by the countries in the west to manoeuvre African leaders to accept and legislate homosexual right. As it is now practised in South Africa, whose constitution is now open to gay rights. Am using this medium to implore African countries to follow the foot step of countries like Zambia and Nigeria, who boldly reject the influence of western countries in their bid to initiate Homosexual bills in their respective countries. " As wielding of a carrot and stick in form of aid, which are given under strings attached are not enough for mother Africa to lose her moral and spiritual integrity".
Futhermore, social media has proved to be a very effective and efficient medium of getting people informed. Different articles, and hashtags such as;#saynotohomosexuality should be trending, in a bid to combating homosexuality in Africa. Finally, laws against homosexuality should not only be severe, but also dogmatic.#saynotohomosexuality #saynototransgenderism