Open Letter to the Ugandan Parliament
Dear Sirs and Madames, I am writing to you to express my concern for the proposed anti-gay legislation some of you trying to pass that adds the death penalty to your existing laws that criminalize sexual orientation. Mr. David Bahati, who introduced the Bill to Parliament last year, has based his position on discredited sources that erroneously and maliciously blame all dangerous behaviors toward children on gay people and declare that homosexual behavior can be eliminated. I urge you to distance yourselves from those American fundamentalist Christian Right, anti-gay extremists who have descended on your country and are fanning their homophobic hate. Their agenda, if adopted, could have grave consequences for your country's human rights. They are not doing your country any favors. I am a Christian myself. I am also a transgender woman. I live in Canada and I am grateful to live in a city and country that has afforded me the ability to live without fear. Additionally, I am thankful...