Finally, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Sign The Anti-Gay Bill Into Law

 

After many months of contemplation and advise, Uganda president Yoweri Museveni has signed the anti-gay bill into law. Life imprisonment awaits anyone found guilty of such crime.
 Last month, Museveni said he wouldn't sign the bill, describing homosexuals as "sick" people who needed help, not imprisonment.
Then he backtracked this month and said he'd sign it because scientists had determined that there's no gene for homosexuality and it was merely abnormal behavior. Then, last week, he said he would seek advice from American scientists before he made any decision.

 Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda. The law toughens the penalties, including life imprisonment for certain acts.
Museveni said that Ugandan scientists had determined there was no gene for homosexuality. "It was learned and could be unlearned," he said. Shortly after his announcement, U.S. President Barack Obama warned that enacting the bill would affect relations between the two nations. He described the proposal as an "affront and a danger to the gay community" in Uganda. The United States and Britain are among the nation's largest donors.
Homosexuality is illegal in 38 African countries, where most sodomy laws were introduced during colonialism.
In Uganda, homosexual acts are punishable by 14 years to life in prison. But lawmakers in the conservative nation have sought tougher legislation, saying the influence of Western lifestyles risks destroying family units.


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