His essay was timely as a wave of anti-gay crusades and legislation were being proposed in Uganda and later Tanzania, where homosexual acts remain criminalized.
Makala yake ilifika kwa muda muafaka kama kampeni dhidi ya mkutano mkubwa wa kupambana na ushoga na sheria dhidi ya ushoga ilikuwa imependekezwa nchini Uganda na baadae Tanzania ambapo vitendo vya ushoga ni jinai.