NPR Interview: Anti Gay Bigot David Bahati Talks To Michel Martin About Uganda’s Controversial Anti Gay Bill!!

Here is two links to today’s NPR interview the host Michel Martin talks to the Ugandan politician David Bahati. According to media reports, the Ugandan government is under immense international pressure to remove the incendiary bill. Uganda is a very conservative African nation and many Ugandans believe homosexuality is foreign to African cultures. Some African people believe homosexuality is a form of imperialism being imposed on Ugandan culture. Of course, the discourse that homosexuality is from the west is not new.

However, anthropologists have proven that homosexuality has existed on the African continent prior to colonialism.  Some African dictators utilize the anti gay agenda as a smoke screen to ignore serious social issues such as poverty, AIDS, famine, and unemployment.

Links: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/12/136241587/author-of-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-gives-defense

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/12/136241591/professor-traces-history-of-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill