I wanted to try and keep my blog positive, I think there is enough negativity fed to us through the news and other media sources. However, some things just do not sit well. Today I read the article Ugandan bill ‘to stop promotion of gay rights’ on News24’s site and I have to say I agree with US President Obama that this proposed bill is ‘odious.’ I am glad to read that the Ugandan government does not support the bill, but who are these lawmakers backing this anti-gay bill?
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Ugandan-bill-to-stop-promotion-of-gay-rights-20120210
At least the reintroduced bill proposes to drop the death penalty clause introduced as a sentence for certain homosexual acts. If African countries want to earn global respect from international governments they need to stop draconian anti-gay bills such as this one. ‘Homosexuality is already illegal in Uganda,’ isn’t this bad enough, is a new bill really necessary. Steps forward, not backward, are needed.
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