Love for all! Hey...no wait a minute...not you.

Have you ever been in love?

Have you ever loved someone so much that what other people thought didn't matter?  Like that time you dated a white girl or a black guy and even though so people judged you for your choices, it didn't matter.  Why should someone else's opinion matter right?  Skin colour is irrelevant because you're in love and noone can take that away from you.

What about the time you dated a girl that your boys didn't approve of?  She called too often and the boys felt she just wasn't cool enough and preferred you single.  But you didn't care because she made you happy, every time your phone beeped you couldn't wipe the smile off your face.  Those un-cool things she did just turned you on and made you laugh.  And ladies you know you dated a guy once that your girlfriends didn't like.  He was a bum, he couldn't afford to take you out to a fancy restaurant, he couldn't pick you and your girls up for a night on the town and there was no way you could take him to the baddest club because he was more comfortable in daggy threads than the latest trends.  But did you listen to your girls?  NO!  Because playing video games in his stinky room was the most fun you'd had in ages and sharing a rolex in Kabalagala was the most romantic night of your life.

Not caring what anyone thought just made you stronger, I mean it's not like it's illegal to date, love or be with whoever you want.  Sometimes we just have to turn a blind eye to our family, friends and societal judgment...it's not like you're going to end up in the newspapers for loving someone.

What if the person you loved was someone of the same sex?  What would you do if the GOVERNMENT said you couldn't love them?  Can you even imagine what it must be like to be told you're wrong, there's something wrong with you and you're going to be treated like a criminal for loving someone.  Not only would you be scrutinised by everyone you know but your face put in a newspaper and be investigated, tried and imprisoned.  What for?  For love.  Who you love is subject to outright ridicule and punishment in Uganda.

Do people honestly think that criminalising (and if Bahati has his way murdering) homosexuality is going to eradicate it?  Can anyone be that oblivious and ignorant?  Really?  All that we are doing is driving homosexuality further underground and forcing people to live a lie.  Think about it guys, what would you do if someone said; "No!  Don't love that person."