Controversial Ugandan minister: civilization is "being threatened by gays"

 Uganda's controversial ethics and integrity minister who last month called for the wearing of miniskirts to be made illegal said Saturday he believed civilisation was being threatened by gays.

"Who is going to occupy Uganda 20 years from now if we all become homosexuals. We know that homosexuals don't reproduce," James Nsaba Buturo told a press conference.

"There is now a globalisation of homosexuality and people in Uganda are attempting to take advantage of the globalisation," he said. "It is an attempt to end civilisation. It is that serious."

Buturo, a devout member of the Church of Uganda, part of the Anglican Communion, called for anti-gay legislation to be enacted.

The government needed to "act quickly to provide legal cover for" for a more aggressive campaign to eradicate homosexuality, he said.

Human rights groups have repeatedly criticised Uganda for detaining gays and excluding them from HIV/AIDS programmes.

Addressing journalists last month, Buturo proposed a nationwide ban on miniskirts in the interests of road safety.

"What's wrong with wearing a miniskirt? You can cause an accident because some of our people are mentally weak. Wearing a miniskirt should be regarded as indecent, which would be punishable under Ugandan law," he said.

 

Controversial Ugandan minister launches anti-gay tirade
AFP