I posted this comment on Gay Rights: An Out of the Closet Recollection.  I think it is important enough to stand on it’s own so I’ve reposted it here as well.   Based on everything that I’ve read this is the best synopsis of the Ugandan situation concerning homosexuality:

My understanding of the Uganda debacle is that legislation was proposed in that homophobic regime that would provide the death sentence for “active” homosexuals ( LGT) who are HIV positive and those that have participated in same-sex forcible sodomy and same-sex acts with minors. Those (LGT) folks who want to express themselves in consenting sexuality, where the two parties are of the same sex, get life imprisonment. Furthermore, friends and family who fail to report alleged homosexuals to the authorities can get pelted with seven years imprisonment. Landlords who rent homes to alleged gays could also face seven years and anyone with institutional authority like teachers, religious leaders, politicians will receive three years of punishment if they fail to report gays within a 24 hour time frame. I say let’s just bring back those beloved Third Reich Boys, the Gestapo, to do Uganda’s dirty work; after all why not use the lessons learned from the world’s most experienced death machine for mass human extermination. I don’t believe I can play my outrage straight, given the vileness of this homophobia. My sarcasm is a form of psychic protection.

The bill is not a fete de complete. Should we thank a higher deity for its “pending” status? It may get modified due to international outrage. The essence of this insane, sick proposed action is to prevent Ugandan youth from western influence because apparently the way we Americans lead our lives seems to be enviable and only the death sentence could dissuade impressionable youth from the moral abyss of homosexuality.

If you think Uganda is daft, let me open your perspective. Nigeria has laws on the books against homosexuality with death as the focus and they plan to strengthen these laws…… what’s worse than death? Burundi has legislated against same-sex relationships and Rwanda, country of serious genocidal tendencies is considering banning homosexuality.

So how did this situation get so inflammed? Here we go again– the problem is religion masking as psychological science. Well a bunch of good ole boys from Christian ministries that believe that faith in the Lord can change one’s essential disposition, are essentially responsible for aggravating an existing homophobic Ugandan predisposition. A group of Conservative American anti-gay activists who believe that homosexuality is immoral and sinful, attended a conference in Kampala. The focus of said gathering was to express support for “sexual reorientation counseling” through prayer and “psychological” support. Sounds like brainwashing to me. Oops! None of the conference attendees ever meant this bill to go sooooo far as to include death. Be careful what you preach, guys, those Africans are on a pink triangle crusade. So our American evangelical folk are now distancing themselves from Uganda’s stance, so is the Ugandan President who knows where his bread is buttered ( Western Financial Aid). Yet a noted Ugandan preacher is calling for a million person march in favor of the bill. Wild isn’t it? Anyone out there with a comment? Let’s hear from you.