During the break, there were a number of interesting ‘developments’, most of which seemed to concern UG politicians and jurists saying what a bad idea the Bill is. That is perhaps encouraging. We’ll see what happens next …

Meanwhile, that poem again:-

THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 …

Here it comes,

There it goes.

Round and round and round.

Now you see it,

Now you don’t;

Perhaps it is just sound

And fury that is meant to be

Distraction for a people ground

By war and graft and poverty.

During the break, there were a number of interesting ‘developments’, most of which seemed to concern UG politicians and jurists saying what a bad idea the Bill is. That is perhaps encouraging. We’ll see what happens next …

Meanwhile, that poem again:-

THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 …

Here it comes,

There it goes.

Round and round and round.

Now you see it,

Now you don’t;

Perhaps it is just sound

And fury that is meant to be

Distraction for a people ground

By war and graft and poverty.

Maybe HH did ‘have a word’. He might have said that the extremism of Bahati-Kadaga actually undermines the line on ‘homosexuality’ taken by (relatively) ‘moderate tradtitonalists’ (he’s darn right about that – the Bill has been a complete nightmare for ‘moderate traditionalists’).

In the mean time, Uganda is actually a beautiful and welcoming country. Her people are incredibly friendly, homosexuality DOES exist (tho mostly hidden) and people are not being victimised on the streets as the hysteria (from people who have never set foot in Africa) would suggest.

Come and make your own mind up but don’t force the issue; with or without this terrible proposed bill, the majority of Ugandans just don’t ‘get’ homosexuality and nowadays many are anti the idea as an anti-western statement. I’ve campaigned on many political issues and I can tell you, people just think differently here. Ironically, display of same-sex affection is very common (with the assumption you’re straight) – even after 4 years here I do sometimes get surprised seeing middle-aged men walking the streets hand in hand! It can be confusing, that’s for sure.

Could it be the Pope actually talked to Kadaga about the Bill?

Maybe HH did ‘have a word’. He might have said that the extremism of Bahati-Kadaga actually undermines the line on ‘homosexuality’ taken by (relatively) ‘moderate tradtitonalists’ (he’s darn right about that – the Bill has been a complete nightmare for ‘moderate traditionalists’).