http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/23/18757 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:59:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/23/18757/comment-page-1#comment-58719 anteros Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:52:49 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18757#comment-58719 “Rehabilitation” as prescribed by the homophobes and fundamentalists in Uganda, is bound to require belief in God or Allah or whichever Higher Power they imagine disapproves of homosexuality and has the ability to “cure” homosexuals. That would mean forced conversion to Christianity(or other religion) and heterosexuality for gay atheists. Is Uganda being over-run by christian Taliban? Would gay Muslims in Uganda be handed over to Muslim leaders to be sentenced and executed sharia style, like the gay teens who were hanged in Iran? Uganda’s constitution protects freedom of worship, which forced therapy would violate. Why cant they just decriminalize homosexuality and leave gay people alone? In fact, given all the homophobia in Uganda, gay Ugandans really need legal protection. Separate the church and the state, damn it. “Rehabilitation” as prescribed by the homophobes and fundamentalists in Uganda, is bound to require belief in God or Allah or whichever Higher Power they imagine disapproves of homosexuality and has the ability to “cure” homosexuals. That would mean forced conversion to Christianity(or other religion) and heterosexuality for gay atheists. Is Uganda being over-run by christian Taliban? Would gay Muslims in Uganda be handed over to Muslim leaders to be sentenced and executed sharia style, like the gay teens who were hanged in Iran? Uganda’s constitution protects freedom of worship, which forced therapy would violate. Why cant they just decriminalize homosexuality and leave gay people alone? In fact, given all the homophobia in Uganda, gay Ugandans really need legal protection. Separate the church and the state, damn it.

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/23/18757/comment-page-1#comment-58321 NARTH: Forced therapy unethical and ineffective — Warren Throckmorton Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:15:53 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18757#comment-58321 [...] Integrity Minister Nsaba Buturo may have signaled the direction he favors with recent comments to Ugandan television, saying:   “…we are saying, that look… instead of killing somebody, provide mechanisms for [...] [...] Integrity Minister Nsaba Buturo may have signaled the direction he favors with recent comments to Ugandan television, saying:   “…we are saying, that look… instead of killing somebody, provide mechanisms for [...]

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