Uganda is debating whether homosexuals should face execution.
It’s an outrageous prospect, but it’s true. This friday, the Ugandan parliament will meet to discuss how the country will ‘handle’ gay people and whether they should pass the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The bill would see homosexuality punishable by death.
According to the BBC, the bill proposes:
Life imprisonment for those convicted of a homosexual act.
The death sentence where the offender has HiV, is a “serial offender” or the other person is under 18.
Imprisonment for seven years for “attempted homosexuality.”
It claims to “protect the…traditional family values of the people of Uganda”.
Homosexuality is a massive taboo in much of Africa, where it is seen as a scourge on cultural, religious and social values.
Uganda has gone too far. Some blogs are asking for debate on the matter – surely there is no debate necessary. This is a sickening platitude and it should be faced with condemnation from the international community.
