Tag Archives: Sexual Minorities Uganda

Uganda sets to pass Anti-Homosexuality Bill

November 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Uganda’s parliament will, before Christmas, pass a highly controversial bill which seeks more stringent punishments for people engaging in homosexual acts and those perceived to be “promoting” homosexuality, says the speaker of the house. Rebecca Kadaga told hundreds of petitioners … read more »

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Uganda’s gays see public opinion gains

March 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kampala – Four years ago Frank Mugisha begged his colleagues to join him for his first demonstration in support of gay rights in Uganda. Only four came along. This week, during a march against gender-based violence led by the gay … read more »

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Ugandan gays battle for equality

September 22, 2011 by benim

Kampala – Pastor Solomon Male is worried. “Failed morals” in Uganda need urgent correcting, he says, arguing emphatically that gays and lesbians are responsible for much social delinquency. “Homosexuality is a danger. First those engaged in it have no gender … read more »

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Uganda’s anti-gay bill delayed amid outcry

May 11, 2011 by benim

KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda’s parliament on Wednesday was forced to drop plans to debate a controversial bill that once proposed the death penalty for some gays and lesbians, but officials indicated lawmakers would debate it on Friday. U.S. leaders and … read more »

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Uganda holds hearings on anti-gay bill

May 10, 2011 by benim

Kampala – A Ugandan parliament committee has held a second day of hearings on a controversial anti-gay bill that attracted international condemnation for its harsh penalties. Lawmakers indicated the bill could be voted on this week. The bill was first … read more »

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No death penalty provision in Uganda anti-gay bill

April 26, 2011 by benim

KAMPALA, Uganda – The Ugandan parliamentarian behind an anti-gay bill that attracted worldwide condemnation said the most controversial part of the legislation — the death penalty provision — is likely to be dropped from the bill. David Bahati said if … read more »

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Gay activist murder: Homophobia unlikely

January 28, 2011 by benim

Kampala – A Ugandan gay rights activist murdered after his photo was printed on the cover of a newspaper that called for gays to be executed was likely killed during a robbery, police said on Thursday. David Kato was one … read more »

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Gay rights activist beaten to death in home

January 27, 2011 by benim

One of Uganda’s most high-profile gay rights activists has been bludgeoned to death in his home after winning a court victory over a tabloid that called for homosexuals to be killed. Witnesses reported seeing a man fleeing David Kato’s home … read more »

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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 Editor on printing gays’ names

October 29, 2010 by benim

CNN’s David McKenzie talks to Giles Muhame, Rolling Stone tabloid editor, who published names of Uganda’s top gays. www.indepthafrica.com

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Gays Reportedly Attacked in Uganda After Newspaper Publishes List of ‘Top 100′ Homosexuals

October 20, 2010 by benim

At least four gays have been attacked in Uganda since the publication of a front-page newspaper story that listed the African nation’s 100 “top” homosexuals, according to activists there. The Oct. 9 article in a Ugandan newspaper called Rolling Stone … read more »

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