Uganda passing law that allows them to put homosexuals to death.

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It's not just considered bad - it is bad.

In your ethnocentric, Western view it's bad. It's obviously not "bad" in many African cultures, otherwise those societies would have squashed this practice over the thousands of years these cultures developed.

I do a lot of reading, and I've been told by African people on numerous occasions about their practises.

I was talking to a Saudi Arabian 2 years ago - he was a pretty extremist Muslim, and he was telling me about how great his country is. I rattled a few facts off my head like if it's so great why can't women drive, and how would their economy survive without crude oil etc, and he said "how do you know so much about Saudi?"

Insert Willy Wonka meme as needed.

You've misunderstood. It simply shows that in the gay community drug use is higher, STI's are higher, number of sexual partners in the last 6 months is higher, unemployment is higher, etc, this isn't unique to Canberra - it's the same in Sydney, Melbourne, and the other capital cities where the periodic surveys are done. I imagine the same would be true in the USA and other western countries. How would you address the problems is my question. You're not going to tell people not to engage in gay sex, you're not going to tell them not to have gay relationships - how will you address the issues of drugs, STI's and unemployment in the gay community - besides "do nothing"?

Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra are Western societies. These figures have no application to African cultures.
If I were Queen of the World, I would not regulate the sexual practices of others. Period. What people want to do between consenting adults, should be allowed amongst the consenting parties. Public education is a handy tool. Education linking evidence between higher numbers of sexual partners and the spread of STIs and how condom usage can greatly reduce one's risk for certain STIs. The gay community in the US did a very good job of getting this message out. If people choose to engage in risky sexual behaviors, and sex with multiple partners without the use of condoms is risky sexual behavior, it does impact society at large. However, it's not up to the government or society to tell people how they should live their lives. Drug abuse should be treated, not punishable by imprisonment. Unemployment... well, I'm not an economist, I really don't have enough understanding of the underlying causes of unemployment to offer a solution.