“We may disagree about gay marriage but surely we can agree that — whether it’s here in the United States or, as Hillary mentioned, more extremely in odious laws that are being proposed, most recently in Uganda.”
–President Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 4. Uganda’s pending “Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009″ would imprison for life anyone convicted of “the offense of homosexuality,” punish “aggravated homosexuality” — including repeat offenders and anyone who is HIV-positive and has gay sex — with the death penalty, forbid “promotion of homosexuality” and incarcerate gay-rights defenders, and jail individuals for up to three years if they fail to report within 24 hours the existence of all LGBT people and LGBT sympathizers they know of.
By Rex Wockner
