Muerte a los gays?

A friend and I were having conversation last night about the situation in Uganda. A newlaw proposed in Uganda wants to put gay and lesbian people to death, simply for having sex. The proposed anti-homosexuality bill could even send friends and relatives to jail if they fail to turn in people they know to be gay. And even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to gays.

The bill is horrifying and most news media report that they think it will pass. You can get involved by emailing the Ugandan Ambassadors to the US and UN and the US Ambassador.

I was saying to the friend that I am often fearful that legislation like that could be passed in the United States. Especially if it were up to the public to vote. She said she didn't think Americans would pass such a law. Whereas, I don't think Americans would pass a law to put gays to death, I do think that some people would vote to criminalize homosexuality.

Case in point, yesterday when reading an article about Uganda on NPR's website, I found this comment:

We don't need the death sentence here in the U.S. for gay sex, but we do need new laws that will make all sexual sins a crime. The gay lifestyle is not only sinful, but a risky lifestyle that only hurts a Nation that prides itself as a Christian Nation, that has biblical values. A moral Country is a healthy Country.

Four people gave the comment a thumbs-up. And this is on NPR, not a conservative site, like Fox News! We've seen the kind of ignorance and misinformation that is spread about the LGBT community during the battles for gay marriage.

What do you think? Could it happen here?