OOOOOh- k....Uganda, wtf are you doing???

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I have been following a story for a few days now that I am suprised I have not seen posted yet. So because no one else posted this, you are now stuck with my thread on it..... Not sure where to begin with this one, so I'll just toss the bazsics out there, a few tidbits of my own thoughts and maybe even a few links if your lucky. It seems the Ugandan Parliment has a bill in the works that would drasticly raise penalties for homosexual acts to disturbingly draconian praportions, up to and including, the death penalty. Uganda has had a long history of punishing homosexuality, it has been outlawed and punishable by up to life in prison dating back to colonial era law. But this ramps it up a bit. *update* as I was writing this it seems they have backed off the death penalty on this. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aU6JnNOFJv64 ****************************** Here is the text of the latest bill (don't know if this text has the death penalty removed): http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/btb/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Bill-No-18-Anti-Homosexuality-Bill-2009.pdf The campaign started in 2008, but parminetary members have now added fuel to the fire by citing a book and program by Richard Cohen, an unlicense psycotherepist who began his program after turning himself away from homsexuality and now in a 17 year marriage. He claims homosexuality has deep complex psychologial causes and can be cured. Cohen, along with a vast number of other religious institutions and nations, has loudly condemned this law as barbaric and outragous. Sweden has threatened to cease all econimic aid should this law pass. *****some personal thoughts***** It seems to me the media that is covering this is focusing pretty heavily on use of Cohen's program in Uganda to justify the bill. this to me ammounts to blaiming Ozzy Ozzbourn when a youth committed suiced over a song by him. I think this situation would be much better served if we put the blame where it belonged, the Ugandan government.