Comments on: Uganda LGBT Advocate Receives Human Rights Award http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/09/15/37077 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Frijondi http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/09/15/37077/comment-page-1#comment-106452 Frijondi Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:19:26 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=37077#comment-106452 Great news. On a sadder note, this letter appeared in today's West County Times (that' Contra Costa County, in Northern California): Fighting AIDS Uganda's proactive stance against homosexuality is because it has the highest number of orphans in the world, at least 2 million, because of AIDS. Those most infected are age 15-49, who are in their prime working years. As a result, Uganda's labor force and industry have been dramatically curtailed. Schools, families, social services, etc., are all suffering. AIDS cost Uganda nearly $1 billion in 2002. It has a medical crisis. Fifty percent of patients in hospital beds are sick and dying from AIDS. The Ugandan government is trying to keep more citizens from being infected because of the high-risk behavior of gays. Should government officials stand by and let millions of innocent citizens die and children become orphaned because some say the officials are homophobic? Unlike America, Uganda doesn't tout homosexuality in schools and society as normal sexual behavior, because normal sexual behavior does not result in HIV/AIDS epidemics like Uganda's people are suffering from. Their government has the right as it sees fit to enact laws to eradicate and control the devastation this behavior has caused its people and country. George Munoz Antioch http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18894324?nclick_check=1 Apparently, the misinformation campaign is still working in some quarters. Perhaps someone could help set Mr. Munoz straight. Great news. On a sadder note, this letter appeared in today’s West County Times (that’ Contra Costa County, in Northern California):

Fighting AIDS

Uganda’s proactive stance against homosexuality is because it has the highest number of orphans in the world, at least 2 million, because of AIDS. Those most infected are age 15-49, who are in their prime working years. As a result, Uganda’s labor force and industry have been dramatically curtailed.

Schools, families, social services, etc., are all suffering. AIDS cost Uganda nearly $1 billion in 2002. It has a medical crisis. Fifty percent of patients in hospital beds are sick and dying from AIDS.

The Ugandan government is trying to keep more citizens from being infected because of the high-risk behavior of gays. Should government officials stand by and let millions of innocent citizens die and children become orphaned because some say the officials are homophobic?

Unlike America, Uganda doesn’t tout homosexuality in schools and society as normal sexual behavior, because normal sexual behavior does not result in HIV/AIDS epidemics like Uganda’s people are suffering from.

Their government has the right as it sees fit to enact laws to eradicate and control the devastation this behavior has caused its people and country.

George Munoz
Antioch

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18894324?nclick_check=1

Apparently, the misinformation campaign is still working in some quarters. Perhaps someone could help set Mr. Munoz straight.

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