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When I was looking over recent news concerning first amendment issues, I stumbled upon this article on the Huffington Post website that talked about the mistreatment of gays and the infringement upon not only the rights of gay people, but minorities, rape victims, sexual assault victims and many others.  In the article, the fundamental right of free will that is expressed in the first amendment, is violated, and also the fact that if two homosexual people decide to wed they will be faced with jail time and even death is a violation of the American 14th amendment specifically concerning equality in the equal protection clause.  All citizens in a specific jurisdiction will receive the same rights, freedoms, and non discrimination.  In my personal opinion, I find it disturbing and rather scary to think that in a foreign country, especially in the 21st century that two people who decide to express an act of love with face the possibility of death.  I don;t understand how a country can act in such a way that degrades a certain minority of people and puts such terrible consequences for a simple act of love.  It would seem reasonable if Uganda were to outlaw gay marriages based off of traditional, religious or majority opinion, but to make the repercussion of it certain jail time and probable death is beyond disturbing for an up and coming African country in the 21st century.

Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaking out against the new law at a Nelson Mandela memorial

Link to article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/23/desmond-tutu-uganda-gay-law-_n_4842280.html?utm_hp_ref=civil-rights