Secretary Kerry: U.S. To Send Scientists To Discuss Homosexuality With Ugandan President

[LeftofObama]

The Ugandan president committed to meeting with American “experts” on homosexuality to try to change his mind about the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday during a forum at the State Department moderated by BuzzFeed.

Museveni claimed to have signed the law, which imposes up to a lifetime prison sentence for homosexuality, after being convinced no one is “born gay.”

“I talked personally to President Museveni just a few weeks ago, and he committed to meet with some of our experts so that we could engage him in a dialogue as to why what he did could not be based on any kind of science or fact, which is what he was alleging,” Kerry said. “He welcomed that and said that he was happy to receive them and we can engage in that kind of conversation… maybe we can reach a point of reconsideration.”

Kerry suggested this conversation was an example of the “tailored approach” the State Department is now developing to respond to anti-LGBT laws currently in place in around 80 countries worldwide. Shortly before his remarks, the Congressional Black Caucus sent a letter to Kerry urging it to examine relations with all countries with anti-LGBT laws, not just Uganda.



http://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfeder/sec-kerry-us-to-send-scientists-to-discuss-homosexuality-wit

[JI7]

1. this is good, but they should not be punished anyways

even if it wasn't how people were born.

[knowledgeispwr]

5. Totally agree!

I hate how "I was born this way" or "It's not a choice" has become a driving argument for equality. It frankly shouldn't matter if it were a choice. It wouldn't justify inhumane treatment nor discrimination.

[Gothmog]

2. The christian nutcases have been spreading their lies about homosexuality

The christian nutcases from the US have been telling the Ugandan politicians that being homosexual is a choice and that gays can convert to being straight. This load of crap is false and these idiots can not sell this crap to people in the United States and so have to go to Uganda. Sec. Kerry needs to provide some facts to clear up these lies

[blm]

3. I applaud this step. About time that SCIENCE be used as a unifying force. Though, one would

expect in 2014 that the use of science would be part of the natural state of affairs in the world by now.

[Gothmog]

4. The science is clear here

The christian nutcases have seen the laws against homosexuality struck down (Lawrence v. Texas) and then seen the medical and scientific community reject their claims that homosexuality is a choice and that people can be cured. Today, many states are outlawing conversion therapy because such therapy has been shown to be a joke.

The poor idiots/christian nutcases are having to go overseas to find people gullible to listen to their lies. The best way to deal with these lies is have actual scientists and medical professionals debunk the lies being told by the christian nutcases. I applaud Sec. of State Kerry for these efforts

[uriel1972]

10. That is if you are talking to a rational, open audience...

I don't know if that will be the case here. Based on the evidence around me, in what is supposed to be a modern country, people will believe what they want to believe regardless of actual scientific evidence.

[Joe Magarac]

6. Because Christianoid crazies really respect science, is that it?

I'll bet those pro-homo scientists all believe in evil-u-shun too.

[uriel1972]

7. This will work well... nope, I don't think so. nt

[dlwickham]

8. for f**k sake

scientists?

really?

[MNBrewer]

9. Is this from the Onion?

[dlwickham]

16. it's just another cluster fuck attempt by Obama to do something

[FreeState]

13. Before he signed the law he met with "Doctors" armed with

American Religious propaganda disguised as science. That's why Kerry is approaching it that way. Will it work? I don't know, but the law in Uganda still has not been finalized (written in the official "book&quot . There is some hope.

[dlwickham]

15. do you honestly think that the Ugandans will back track on this

because Kerry sends in some scientists?

all foreign aid needs to be cut off to these countries that enact laws that basically legalize genocide against the LGBT community

then we need to announce that the US will grant asylum to people escaping from these hell-holes

[Gothmog]

11. Rachel Maddow covered this story tonight

Rachel did a great job of explaining the facts of this story

[undeterred]

12. I'm actually surprised Kerry would do this.

But the Ugandan president said he was open to opinions from science so - maybe this will work if he is able to send the right people.

[grahamhgreen]

14. OMG! He's doing something I approve of!