We warned you.

Yes – it’s a GENERAL crackdown, with ‘fighting gayism’ used as a convenient little excuse for repression.

Kampala, UGANDA — Responding to growing international criticism of anti-gay efforts in Uganda, the government said in a statement Friday that it does not discriminate against people “of a different sexual orientation.”

“No government official is (supposed) to harass any section of the community and everybody in Uganda enjoys the freedom to lawfully assemble and associate freely with others,” the statement said.

It was signed by Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo, the official accused by gay activists of orchestrating a hate campaign that includes breaking up gay conferences and threatening to expel civil society groups he says promote homosexuality in the conservative east African country.

This is the first time the government is making a statement that appears to recognize the rights of gay people in Uganda, where most homosexuals remain closeted for fear of attacks, and it seemed to take even the activists by surprise.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/facing-international-criticism-uganda-now-says-it-does-not-discriminate-against-homosexuals/2012/06/22/gJQADix6uV_story.html