In Uganda, it’s already illegal to be gay. But some government officials — with support from American evangelicals — want to take government sanctioned homophobia a step further. They’ve proposed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that would, among other things, institute the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” for repeat offenders. This bill was forced off the agenda in 2011 following an international outcry against Uganda but this year it’s back.

If Uganda passes this disgusting legislation, it will represent an irredeemable stain on the beautiful country of my birth and confirm it as one of the ugliest places on Earth, deserving of pariah status.

Is there hope for real progress on human rights in much of Africa while regimes can hide behind religious dogma and repressive culture?

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