Comments on: Girls and boys are protected by law in Uganda https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/11/13/girls-and-boys-are-protected-by-law-in-uganda/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Michael Bussee https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/11/13/girls-and-boys-are-protected-by-law-in-uganda/#comment-44372 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:14 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7914#comment-44372

They need to learn to penalize sex with minors and non-consensual sex between adults, and let consenting adults do all the “unnatural” things they prefer to do in the privacy of their bedrooms.

I agree. Isn’t that what most countries do? It seems to me that would be a simpler and more rational way to do things. You don’t have to mention gender or sexual orientation to get the job done.

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They need to learn to penalize sex with minors and non-consensual sex between adults, and let consenting adults do all the “unnatural” things they prefer to do in the privacy of their bedrooms.

I agree. Isn’t that what most countries do? It seems to me that would be a simpler and more rational way to do things. You don’t have to mention gender or sexual orientation to get the job done.

]]> By: anteros https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/11/13/girls-and-boys-are-protected-by-law-in-uganda/#comment-44371 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:54:19 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7914#comment-44371

they draw no distinction between consensual and non-consensual acts… they regard consensual “sodomy” as a crime, regardless of age (and gender… the main point of this article)

that should have read:

they regard both consensual and non-consensual “sodomy” as crimes, regardless of age (and gender… the main point of this article)

]]> By: anteros https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/11/13/girls-and-boys-are-protected-by-law-in-uganda/#comment-44370 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:47:10 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7914#comment-44370 couldn’t help but notice that the crime as discussed in the article was “sodomy”… not rape, not statutory rape, pedophilia or “defilement”… the author’s concern was “sodomy”. the term sounds rather outdated… biblical… colonial at the very least.

The latest police crime statistics show that over 120 people are sodomised annually. This means in every three days a person is sodomised in the country.

they draw no distinction between consensual and non-consensual acts… they regard consensual “sodomy” as a crime, regardless of age (and gender… the main point of this article)

charges stated as “unnatural offenses” couldn’t be more vague… the term does not reflect the injustices of rape (including statutory rape).

uganda really needs to re-articulate its laws. they need to learn to penalize sex with minors and non-consensual sex between adults, and let consenting adults do all the “unnatural” things they prefer to do in the privacy of their bedrooms.

]]> By: anteros https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/11/13/girls-and-boys-are-protected-by-law-in-uganda/#comment-81921 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:54:19 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7914#comment-81921

they draw no distinction between consensual and non-consensual acts… they regard consensual “sodomy” as a crime, regardless of age (and gender… the main point of this article)

that should have read:

they regard both consensual and non-consensual “sodomy” as crimes, regardless of age (and gender… the main point of this article)

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