Comments on: 118 British MP’s Sign Motion Condemning Uganda’s “Kill the gays” Bill

By: Fred in the UK

Fred in the UK — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:07:55 +0000

If anyone is interested to know more, a long story is here.

By: Paul in Canada

Paul in Canada — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:02:38 +0000

This just in…. ONE of Prince Harry’s men has made military history by becoming the first soldier from the Household Cavalry to marry his boyfriend.

By: Fred in the UK

Fred in the UK — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:28:11 +0000

@Mihangel apYrs I think you misunderstand, 118 MPs were in favour of the motion, 528 MPs did not sign the motion. I suspect many of those who did not sign did so because they oppose the great number of symbolic or otherwise practically meaningless EDMs, not because they oppose this motion per se. I don't think you will find many MPs saying that HM Government should not press the Ugandan Government to oppose the 'Kill Gays' bill.

By: Mihangel apYrs

Mihangel apYrs — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:53:50 +0000

It’s sickening that 118 Ms including many Labour and Liberals (the “left” wing) were oppoese. Maybe because it was dealing with Uganda a black African country they were more concerned about racism accusations,and interfering in a “different culture”

Pusillanimous TWATS

(that’s a naughty word!)

By: Fred in the UK

Fred in the UK — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:18:09 +0000

@tavdy79 To be honest I am not hugely disappointed that this has been (as far as I am aware) ignored by the UK media. So far this Parliamentary session (i.e. since the end of the summer recess in September 2009) there have been over 1200 EDMs, many MPs and journalists have simply started routinely ignoring them. Also this particular EDM only calls on HM Government and the EU to ‘press’ the Ugandan government not to proceed, if it had suggested some form of sanction should the legislation go ahead it may have been more newsworthy.

By: TampaZeke

TampaZeke — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:23:28 +0000

Wait a minute, Tories signed the petition. I thought Cameron said that Conservatives didn’t meddle in the affairs of sovereign nations. That’s what he said about his Tory MEP’s not joining in the EU vote condemning Lithuania’s anti-gay law. Of course he was full of shit anyway since his Tory MEP’s have voted to condemn a number of countries for various laws and policies with which they disagree.

By: tavdy79

tavdy79 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:54:36 +0000

I don’t really know which is more disappointing – that my usually-good-on-LGBT-rights local MP didn’t sign, or that that I had to find out about the EDM from an American website.