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Uganda bars media from outing gays

January 3, 2011 by benim

A Ugandan High Court judge has ruled that media companies in the country should not publish the identities of people they say are homosexuals. The decision was described as a “landmark ruling” by gay rights activists. The case was brought … read more »

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Why Gay People Should Be Buried Alive: Ugandan Newspaper Editor

December 1, 2010 by benim

This is scary, even by Ugandan standards. Remember earlier this Fall, when a publication in Uganda known as Rolling Stone (no relation to the U.S. magazine) published the names and faces of dozens of LGBT people in the country, under … read more »

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Ugandan paper says it will keep outing gays

December 1, 2010 by benim

A Ugandan newspaper that “outs” people it says are gay and has called for them to be hanged said on Tuesday it would use a two-week window before a court verdict on its activities to continue with its campaign. Three … read more »

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Uganda judge extends media ban on outing gays

November 23, 2010 by benim

A Ugandan high court judge on Tuesday extended a ban on the publication in the media of pictures identifying people as homosexuals, sparking the ire of a leading anti-gay pastor. Judge Vincent Musoke-Kibuuka extended the ban at a Tuesday hearing … read more »

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