Warren Throckmorton had this to say from the Prayer Breakfast, he reported what some Ugandans said to him:

Ugandan delegates to the National Prayer Breakfast speaking to me anonymously agreed that the bill would almost certainly be changed, perhaps dramatically. One source told me that the section imposing death on a HIV positive person for ”touching” should be changed to reflect an offense of knowingly spreading HIV without the consent of the other person. Others made it clear that they believe the aggravated homosexuality section of the bill should only relate to child abuse and rape of vulnerable people. None of those I spoke with believed that private conduct should be criminalized.

Real democracy which respects persons of all stripes is not easy. Some would think that it is and look towards easy ways toward their ends. I think this is represented in Bahati’s bill. He seeks shortcuts with this bill towards disenfranchising and muffling gays and lesbians. That is a constitutional issue not one which may be legislated into being. I should hope that members of the Family would explain that reality to certain Ugandans.