As much as I detest violent homophobia, I'm with the BBC on this one. What Uganda is doing is horrific and deplorable, but that doesn't mean the BBC aren't entitled to start a debate about this. The debate will hopefully be one sided against Uganda on an open forum anyway. The only issue I would have is the BBC potentially breaking OFCOM guidelines on political neutrality, but even that issue is remote.
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This reminds me of a situation that occurred at Oxford University a few years back. The Oxford University debating society decided to have a debate about the whether the holocaust happened. Obviously the holocaust did happen, the evidence is abundant. But they invited a holocaust denier to chair the side who were debating the notion that the holocaust never happened.
This story caused an outrage in the media, many papers and TV networks condemned the debate. But the thing is it was a perfectly acceptable topic to debate about, regardless of how morbid it is. The papers were condemning the fact that they had allowed a holocaust denier to argue the notion that the holocaust never happened. But again, this is the idea of the debate; without an opposing argument it's not a debate, it's just people agreeing.
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