Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Uganda’s has recently made some news with their proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The bill looked to criminalize homosexuality, and HIV positive gays would be executed . Though due to international pressure Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has decided to back off from supporting the bill. The interesting thing about this situation is that the the Anti-Homosexuality Bill has strong domestic backing. Many citizens consider homosexuality an imported western lifestyle that is not indigenous to Uganda.
While covering this issue, western media outlets neglected to show the radical stance of the Ugandan people on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The following video gives more of a Ugandan perspective on the issue. Support of the bill is only partly grounded in the issue of homosexuality. It seems as if has become an issue of national independence along with defiance of western social standards.
