WASHINGTON – Reacting to the news the Ugandan Parliament is poised to vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill as soon as today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has called on American faith leaders to reach out to their influential friends and colleagues in Uganda to urge them to condemn the bill and work to halt its…
(CNN) – Lawmakers in Uganda are preparing to vote on a new anti-homosexuality bill that proposes tough jail sentences for consensual same-sex behavior. Homosexual acts are already illegal in the East African nation, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social outcasts, but the new bill proposes harsher penalties. Uganda‘s…
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The International Association of LGBTI Pride Organizers (InterPride) has condemned the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill that the Ugandan government has committed to pass by the end of 2012. The bill will ensure that homosexuality is treated as a serious criminal offense and includes, but is not limited to introducing the death penalty…
KAMPALA, Uganda – The speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has promised to speed up the debate on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Kadaga made the statement as she addressed religious leaders and journalists at Entebbe International Airport last week. She stated, “They said I should stop the debate on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill but I assured…
