Ugandan Parliament Shelves Anti-Gay Legislation

After years of heated debate that received international attention from civil rights groups, the Ugandan parliament has, for the time being, dropped its push for the enactment of a law making homosexuality a crime punishable by death. The extremely conservative advocates of the bill have claimed that the United States has paid Ugandan citizens to be gay in order to satisfy special interest groups in the West. In order to take advantage of this diplomatic tension, there are many shrewd Ugandans who are claiming to be gay and offering to "switch back" if the government can make a better offer.