Comments on: Uganda’s Parliament back in session March 22. Will Anti-gay bill be debated? https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/03/10/ugandas-parliament-back-in-session-march-22-will-anti-gay-bill-be-debated/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 19:49:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/03/10/ugandas-parliament-back-in-session-march-22-will-anti-gay-bill-be-debated/#comment-90783 Wed, 30 May 2018 19:49:33 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8784#comment-90783 Try again (I was trying to do things at once):-

So you don’t want to comment meaningfully on the important current issues. OK.

But I will: you have repeatedly said how wicked the West is. I can however assure you that, in the U.K. (which has a similar number of 10 – 14 year olds as UG), the number of girls abused by their male teachers is nowhere near 40,000 per annum. The obsession that too many (though by no means all) Ugandans have with indulging in gay bashing may be blinding them to more pressing and serious matters.

]]> By: John https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/03/10/ugandas-parliament-back-in-session-march-22-will-anti-gay-bill-be-debated/#comment-90763 Wed, 30 May 2018 19:49:31 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8784#comment-90763 I’m curious as to why the term “militant gay sex” is since that would imply coercion. Gay sex can be consensual, in which case it may very well be viewed as an intimate encounter between two love birds within the confines of their humble abode. Seems to me that the “militant” part of the phrase is grossly inaccurate.

Perhaps Maazi should be given a talk about the birds and the bees. Some things, like who you fall in love with, aren’t chosen. And what two love birds do behind closed doors shouldn’t really concern him.

]]> By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/03/10/ugandas-parliament-back-in-session-march-22-will-anti-gay-bill-be-debated/#comment-90767 Wed, 30 May 2018 19:49:31 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8784#comment-90767 @ John

We posted simultaneously. Of course, your point strikes me as entirely to the logical mind.

]]> By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/03/10/ugandas-parliament-back-in-session-march-22-will-anti-gay-bill-be-debated/#comment-90769 Wed, 30 May 2018 19:49:31 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8784#comment-90769 But it does seem to be a problem for you personally. You keep wanting to expose and punish fellow Ugandans who are doing you no harm at all.

]]> By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/03/10/ugandas-parliament-back-in-session-march-22-will-anti-gay-bill-be-debated/#comment-90776 Wed, 30 May 2018 19:49:31 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8784#comment-90776 Let’s return to the three big current issues:-

1. those soaring food prices (which are very worrying – my UG friends are really hurting as a result of these),

2. the 43,000 or so female victims of child sex abuse, and

3. growing unrest in Kampala.

Good governance involves setting proper priorities, and I hope the ‘sensible ones’ in the UG body-politic will do just that.

(I’m trying to be helpful here. I have many UG friends and do care about UG’s welfare.)

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