“In our country, we have morals. We are protecting our children. We’re passing this law for ourselves, for our children, and our children’s children.”
That statement is from a politician talking about an anti-LGBTQ law. Sound familiar?
It sounds like it could be from any lawmaker or any governor who has introduced or promoted legislation that is anti-LGBTQ in the United States.
It could be from Kentucky Senator Lindsey Tichenor. Or Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm. Or Oklahoma Senator Danny Williams. But it’s not from any of those Senators. By the way, you’ll find a form of the phrase “protecting our children” in all those links.
The statement is from a Ugandan lawmaker on the eve of a bill that now makes it a felony punishable by death to be a serial offender of promoting homosexuality.
The Speech:
“In our country, we will have our morals.
We will protect our children.
And we are making this law.
We are making this law for ourselves.
We are making this law for our children.
We are making this law for the children of our children.
This country will stand firm.
And once it passes, I can tell you, Madam Speaker, we are going to reinforce the law enforcement officers to make sure that homosexuals have no space in Uganda.”
Not In The United States Yet?
Under the guise of protecting our children, these anti-LGBTQ laws have the chilling effect of dehumanizing a portion of the population that is already marginalized and under attack.
We’re already feeling these chilling effects. According to a National Institute of Health study, LGBTQ people are ten times more likely to be victims of violent hate crimes than non-LGBTQ people.
And although this could have come from Florida, Texas, or Tennessee, you have to wonder how long before it’s in our own country.
This dangerous rhetoric is just like Nazi Germany and could bring us to a point of no return.