OBAMA Warns Uganda Against Anti-Gay Law

The US President, Barack Obama has warned Uganda's President Yoweri Musevnei that an anti-gay law could complicate relationships that tie the two nations together.

by Newsdesk | 17th Feb

The new law proposes that anyone engaging in homosexual acts could face life imprisonment and that anyone who does not report the crime would also fall foul of the law. Even talking about homosexuality without condemning would be a crime under the new bill.

For the first time the new bill also covers lesbian relationships.

Obama, who previously called the law 'odious' has once again hit out, saying that if the new law was approved that the relationships between the two countries would be 'complicated'. The US is of Uganda's biggest aid donors.

His criticism of the anti-gay move was not limited to Uganda; he also noted the increase of harassment and violence against gay people in Russia and Nigeria.

President Yoweri Musevnei refused to approve the law initially, however the bill can still be passed with a two-thirds vote. However Yahoo is reporting that a spokesperson for the President said that the bill would be signed after local 'scientific' analysis. The team was asked to "study homosexuality and genetics in human beings."

The scientists found that;

'There is no definitive gene responsible for homosexuality,

'Homosexuality is not a disease but merely an abnormal behaviour which may be learned through experiences in life.'

Last year a controversial law that was named 'Kill the gays' was halted, the law was amended and the death penalty was removed.