Although CNN is most likely fine with pedos what you are reading is likely a misunderstanding -let me explain.
The Ugandan Law that these pedos are breaking is called the Anti-Homosexuality Act. so in other words CNN is accurate to nick name it the anti-gay law because that's what the law is.
They also call the law controversial, but then go on to explain that under this same law, all gay acts, result in life in prison which is technically against the Ugandan constitution. CNN IS WRONG on this:
Chapter 4 section 21 of the Ugandan constitution states:
(2) Without prejudice to clause (1) of this article, a person shall not be discriminated against on
the ground of sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed or religion, or social or economic standing, political opinion or disability.
Nowhere does it prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Discriminating based on someone's choice of sexual partner is discriminating based on sex, because it applies the law differently solely based on the sex of the participants
Sex as in gender. If a law prohibits homosexual sex, then it is by definition discriminating against a gay man or woman based on the gender of their sex partner. Ergo unconstitutional, as it was here in the US to allow male/female couples to legally marry but not male/male or female/female couples.
This is incorrect on a few levels. But i cant get deep into right now, We have a different constitution. In Ugandan law, Each individual is sovereign, meaning they are their own. The persons rights are their own. The point being, the government would have to discriminate on that individuals sex directly and Not in relation to the sex of another. I will make a comparative of your argument later. I am a little busy at the moment.
Im Back, so essentially the argument you are using could also be used to advocate for pedophilia since the government is discriminating against the age of their partner.
In the end this is not the way the law works, constitutional laws are based on actions not traits. The government of Uganda is not acting against the traits of the parter but the act of pedophilia as well as the act of homosexual intercoarse.
Attention (CNN SUCKS) BUT:
Discriminating based on someone's choice of sexual partner is discriminating based on sex, because it applies the law differently solely based on the sex of the participants
Either you are conflating "sex" with "intercoarse" or you are assuming gay is only guy on guy and not girl on girl. In either case you would be wrong.
Sex as in gender. If a law prohibits homosexual sex, then it is by definition discriminating against a gay man or woman based on the gender of their sex partner. Ergo unconstitutional, as it was here in the US to allow male/female couples to legally marry but not male/male or female/female couples.
This is incorrect on a few levels. But i cant get deep into right now, We have a different constitution. In Ugandan law, Each individual is sovereign, meaning they are their own. The persons rights are their own. The point being, the government would have to discriminate on that individuals sex directly and Not in relation to the sex of another. I will make a comparative of your argument later. I am a little busy at the moment.
Im Back, so essentially the argument you are using could also be used to advocate for pedophilia since the government is discriminating against the age of their partner.
In the end this is not the way the law works, constitutional laws are based on actions not traits. The government of Uganda is not acting against the traits of the parter but the act of pedophilia as well as the act of homosexual intercoarse.