Proposed Ugandan Law Would Give Lifetime Sentence for Touching Someone With Gay Intent

The nation of Uganda appears ready to relive the Idi Amin era of brutality. Jim Burroway has the details on this astonishingly vile piece of legislation under consideration, the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2009: The proposed bill would: * Reaffirm the lifetime sentence currently provided upon conviction of homosexuality, and extends the definition from sexual activity to merely "touch[ing] another person with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality." * Create a new category of "aggravated homosexuality" which provides for the death penalty for "repeat offenders" and for cases where the individual is HIV-positive. Full Story from ScienceBlogs: http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/uganda_considers_barbaric_anti.php

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