https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/12/ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-is-the-death-penalty-off-the-table-or-not/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 17:29:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/12/ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-is-the-death-penalty-off-the-table-or-not/#comment-73564 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:29:11 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9295#comment-73564 The charade of Bahati’s claim that he was prepared to drop the death penalty is obvious: the Bill’s supporters wanted to see if that would quell the international outrage. It didn’t.
Anyway, being sent to a Ugandan prison is probably tantamount to a death sentence if one is gay.
(Interesting that the Committee appeared to have taken no notice of Ssempa.)

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/12/ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-is-the-death-penalty-off-the-table-or-not/#comment-73560 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:29:11 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9295#comment-73560 I agree with you, Warren. It seems to me that the change is really no change, as the ‘offence’ of ‘aggravated homosexuality’ includes consensual activity.
I think we should be under no illusions that is basically still the ‘Kill the Gays Bill’.

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/12/ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-is-the-death-penalty-off-the-table-or-not/#comment-49813 Sun, 15 May 2011 06:14:14 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9295#comment-49813 And the ‘word game’ played with Clause 3 was meant to fool people like us and those whom we inform. It didn’t.

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/12/ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-is-the-death-penalty-off-the-table-or-not/#comment-49812 Sun, 15 May 2011 05:56:16 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9295#comment-49812 The charade of Bahati’s claim that he was prepared to drop the death penalty is obvious: the Bill’s supporters wanted to see if that would quell the international outrage. It didn’t.
Anyway, being sent to a Ugandan prison is probably tantamount to a death sentence if one is gay.
(Interesting that the Committee appeared to have taken no notice of Ssempa.)

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/12/ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-is-the-death-penalty-off-the-table-or-not/#comment-77876 Sun, 15 May 2011 02:14:14 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9295#comment-77876 And the ‘word game’ played with Clause 3 was meant to fool people like us and those whom we inform. It didn’t.

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