Right-wing Supports Uganda "Kill the Gays" Law

From the Seattle News Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/x-662-Strange-News-Examiner~y2009m12d8-Kill-the-gays-Ug­andan-law-will-implement-the-death-penalty-for-homosexuals)
David Cato is not your everyday activist. The Ugandan native began advocating for gay rights after he had been attacked and beaten four times, arrested twice, fired from his teaching job, and had his sexual preferences published in the local press.

Its a question of visibility, Cato told the Associated Press. When we come out and ask for our rights they pass laws against us.

Much light now shines on the difficulties faced by this African nations homosexual community, thanks to one of the laws of which Cato speaks: the Ugandan parliament has proposed legislation that would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans.

According to the AP, the legislation in its current form would mandate a death sentence for active homosexuals living with HIV or in cases of same-sex rape, and also dictate that anyone convicted of a homosexual act face life imprisonment.

Additionally, anyone who aids, abets, counsels or procures another to engage of acts of homosexuality faces seven years in prison if convicted. Landlords who rent rooms or homes to homosexuals also could get seven years and anyone with religious, political, economic or social authority that fails to report anyone violating the act faces three years.

Homosexuality already is illegal in Uganda: the Penal Code bans "carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature," with a possible penalty of life imprisonment, but prosecutions are rare because the standard of proof requires that offenders be caught in the act.

David Bahati, the legislator sponsoring the bill, told the AP he was encouraging constructive criticism to improve the law but insisted strict measures were necessary to stop homosexuals from recruiting schoolchildren.

High school teacher David Kisambira agreed with Bahatis assessment, telling the Associated Press, A good number of students have been converted into gays. We hear there are groups of people given money by some gay organizations in developed countries to recruit youth into gay activities.

Gay Rights activists (and anyone with a modicum of both humanity and sanity) are raging against the proposed law, and both the British government and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have denounced the legislation. Sweden, calling the anti-homosexual bill appalling, threatened to cut $50 million in development aid it sends to Uganda.

The Associated Press points to a visit by leaders of U.S. conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy for gays to become heterosexual as the impetus for the legislation. The bill was introduced following a conference in Kampala earlier this year attended by American activists who believe gays and lesbians can become heterosexual through prayer and counseling.

One of those participants, preacher Scott Lively (who writes books suggesting ways parents can keep homosexuals from recruiting their children), told the AP he Agreed with the general goal but the law is far too harsh.

"Society should actively discourage all sex outside of marriage and that includes homosexuality ... The family is under threat, added Lively, author of The Pink Swastika. Gay people should not be parading around the streets.

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[LauraBeachnut]

This is not a God I would like to serve.

To kill people ?????

This is satans work.

[25darsh]

Go Uganda finally God is showing his hand. The devil is going to start collecting all u foolish individuals.

[fisher99100]

I am telling you if you our smart enough you can do your own experiments take two male dogs and artificially inseminate semen into one of the male dog anus and do this every day for two/ three weeks then watch the two dogs one that received the semen in his anus will get sick and if you keep giving him semen he will die.A doctor did this some 30 years ago and I am willing to bet, if you did the experiment today it would give you the same results.see scientist cant tell you the truth therpaidoff

[fisher99100]

maybe this will scare the people enough to stop their disease making life style all gays know that the 'bottoms' make the aids the receiver always get sick it just a matter of time, and then give it to the tops, gays have know this since the beginning of time. and it's written in over 4000 tribes of people all walks of life, it's in the most common book in the world the bible its in the koran and it's in your mind.your demand for a tight hole just cost you your life an billions of other lifes

[Danibrunette99]

I love being gay so come find me bitches cuz I have no problem Rockn your shit ethier!!!

[Aryan1488full]

Uganda keep up that spirit , . And to kick the shit out of a queer is not a hate crime if you love doing it . Buy a island, move there , and all you queers can fuck each other 24/7 , and nobody would bother . And one day all of you die on natural causes , or not , and the problem is solved . no more queers , no more homophobia . Just a island with some bones and a bad memory

[MrBuddyHolly1]

Sure they say they're cured. But if you put a big cock infront of them. I'm sure they wouldn't pass it up.

[idontsignin]

@Afrikanglobal well its lucky i dont give money to a backward country like that, the most evil bible bashing country in the world, that still lives off laws that my country brought to this evil empire, laws that my country no longer live by. FUCKING NIGGER.

[Afrikanglobal]

@idontsignin..Keep the aid & stick it up your ass; we do not need it, you faggot.

[MagicMutilator6000]

Killing gays isn't very democratic. As for that doctor that cured 1000 gays, well even if he didn't fully cure them at least he made them realize that acting on such sick urges is wrong. He should be given some credit for that.

[Jasminewynja]

@TheNinjapizza I rather kill the haters... because you don't contribute with anything useful for your nations or for anyone. You're like a disease to the humanity. Completely useless

[MidnightXMalice]

All of you who are following 'God's words' and say all gays should die are hypocrites. Though shall not kill is in that book you have shoved up your ass