Ugandan 'kill the gays' author may speak at National Prayer Breakfast in DC

David Bahati, author of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, confirmed on Friday that he will attend the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on February 4, according to a report in The Daily Monitor.  In fact, he may be a featured speaker.

The annual event is organized by The Family, of which Bahati is a member, and raises over $1 million for the group.  Every U.S. President since Ronald Reagan has attended the National Prayer Breakfast, along with nearly every member of Congress and foreign dignitaries.  Past speakers have included Mother Teresa, Bono, and Tony Blair. 

President Obama attended last year and is expected to attend this year as well. The Daily Monitor described Obama as "a gays-tolerant liberal president," as if he were someone to be tolerated by Bahati.

Earlier this week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (also an alleged member of The Family) told his National Executive Committee and Parliament that the Bahati Bill "had become a matter of foreign policy," referring to threats from foreign countries to cease financial aid to Uganda if the bill passes.

Museveni downplayed his own role in the human rights atrocity, calling it simply "a proposal by one legislator."  Museveni said he would meet with Bahati regarding the bill, and Bahati confirmed that the meeting would take place today.

However, Bahati has already said his mind is made up and he refuses to withdraw the bill.  “The nature of legislation is such that one cannot have a final version. There are bound to be amendments but the process will go on.  We need to protect our children and stop recruitment," he said.

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