Exodus International Responds to Ugandan Social Worker Association's Endorsement of Country's Anti-Homosexuality Bill

March 29, 2010

ORLANDO, FL - Last week, the National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU) issued an endorsement of the African nation's controversial anti-homosexuality bill, arguing "there is justification for Uganda to put in place appropriate legislation to comprehensively prohibit homosexuality." The organization did recommend changes to the legislation, such as an exemption for counselors helping those struggling with same-sex attraction to report "homosexual offenses" to the government. However, overall, the NASWU recommended the bill continue through the legislative process so that "an appropriate law will emerge from this process that even other countries will want to emulate."
 
In response, Exodus International President Alan Chambers said, "Although the NASWU seems genuinely concerned in helping those struggling with same-sex attraction, the organization fails to see that Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009--as any legislation that criminalizes homosexuality--does more to hurt than help homosexuals. Exodus continues to urge Uganda's Parliament to reject this hurtful legislation; we also ask the country's evangelical churches to take the lead in offering hope and healing to all people, regardless of their particular struggles."
 
Exodus recently released a letter from its Board fully outlining the organization's position on Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill. To view the letter, click here