Author of Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill Faced With Death Threats

David Bahati, author of Uganda’s fascist anti-homosexuality bill, says he fears for his life following the disappearance of his cousin and after receiving numerous death threats over the past few weeks, according to All Africa.com. Bahati has reported to the Ugandan Ministry of Internal Affairs that his life is in danger.

Parliament Speaker Edward Sssekandi claims he has “received many communications from abroad threatening and stressing that they shall not give us money if we support the anti-homosexuality Bill.” Several countries like the US, Britain, Canada and international human-rights organizations have described the proposed law as discriminatory, some threatening to withhold development assistance to Uganda if the Bill is passed. President Obama said the Bill “moves against the tide of history”.

Bahati’s bill proposes death or life imprisonment for homosexuals, but it also proposes punishments for those who fail to report homosexuals to the authorities. The Bill is currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, which has yet to start public hearings. [FULL STORY]