Very Serious Problems in Uganda

Secretary Clinton responds to anti-homosexual legislation in Uganda...

As a brief overview, the Ugandan bill:

- increases the penalty for consensual homosexual conduct from 14 years to life in prison;

- limits the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevention information through a provision criminalizing the “promotion of homosexuality;”

- creates a crime of “aggravated homosexuality,” punishing anyone who is HIV-positive with death for having consensual same-sex relations, even if the relations are informed and safe and regardless of whether the person is even aware of his or her HIV status

- exposes anyone in Uganda, including HIV/AIDS outreach experts, to a criminal sentence for not reporting to the government within 24-hours anyone who engages in homosexual activity.

HRC suggests that we text the Secretary at 90822 with the following message...or something like it: “Thank you for condemning the anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda. Please continue to stand up for international LGBT human rights.”

My text message will probably be something more like: "Perhaps if the US would practice LGBT protection in our own country we could set a higher standard for the perception of homosexuality for the rest of the world"... but we'll see, I'm still working on it.

Read more... http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2009/12/secretary-clinton-responds-to-congressional-concern-about-uganda-text-message-her-to-show-your-support/