While the revised bill dropped the death penalty for multiple convictions of homosexual behavior, it's replaced with life imprisonment instead, which is not a whole lot better. More disturbing (in its own way) is criminalization of speech that supports or "promotes" homosexuality, which I guess means I may be in trouble if I ever visit Uganda.
FWIW, the Ugandan parliament also passed a law that bans anything that "shows sexual parts of a person such as breasts, thighs, buttocks," and outlawing "any erotic behaviour intended to cause sexual excitement or any indecent act or behaviour tending to corrupt morals."
Uganda adopts draconian anti-gay bill
Kampala — Uganda’s parliament on Friday adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, with lawmakers hailing it as a victory against “evil” for the deeply religious nation.
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And the money trail leads to US-based evangelicals.
I won't infantilize the political leaders of Uganda by suggesting they are solely acting as puppets of the Religious Right in the US. But the RR have certainly been supporting this particular cause with counsel and money. I look forward to seeing their reaction.
There's such a thing as pride at having friends in high places. I think it's a case of mutual affirmation. One affirms to the other that "this is good" and the other affirms that "this is possible".