Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni passed into law an anti-gay bill that states that homosexual acts are punishable by years in prison on Monday. Gay acts were illegal in Uganda even before the bill was passed; now, some of these acts are even punishable by life in prison. Museveni did take out the death penalty originally included in the bill. The reason he has passed this law is because he thinks homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender people are wrong, and he thinks these things are a choice, and does not want his country’s morals to be affected by the U.S.’s wishes. However, this has badly damaged Uganda’s relationship with the U.S., who is one of the country’s largest donors.

What do I think? This reminds me of a paper my brother has to write on whether or not Japanese internment camps were wrong. Yes, they were wrong. That is pretty much the only answer to that question, in my opinion. So yes, Museveni needs to get his head out of his judgmental @$$ and wake up to the fact that his way of life is not the only one. Homosexuality, bisexuality, and being transgender are not choices. They are not sicknesses. Museveni is the only one who is sick in this situation. My friend Scarlett doesn’t believe in laws against sexuality and thinks that it is dumb to damage his country’s relationship with the U.S. just for his beliefs. She thinks it should have been voted on. The author showed no bias.