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For the past few months I have been writing about the horrendous proposal to criminalize LGBTs in Uganda.
President Obama and Hilary Clinton both spoke against the bill at the National Prayer Breakfast, but a gay Ugandan offered his opinion at a competing event, the American Prayer Hour. View the clip below.
Aside from South Africa writing support for gay marriage into its constitution, you don’t often hear positive LGBT news about Africa.
So it’s great to discover people who are standing up for themselves in the face of circumstances much more challenging than those faced by people in the United States.
Despite homosexuality being illegal in Malawi, Tiwonge [...]
In an event that shows how society does not view gay people as full human beings, the BBC posted a poll asking “Should homosexuals face execution” on its website yesterday.
The question was meant to be in response to antigay legislation in Uganda, but the wording provided an opportunity for respondents to make the [...]
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There is an update to the heinous situation for LGBTs in Uganda.
Thanks in part to pressure, including condemnation from a leader of the Ugandan Anglican Church and Canada and Britain, and the bill has been revised to remove the death penalty and imprisonment for LGBTs.
While the White House never made a formal statement, [...]
On this World AIDS Day, an ugly development in Uganda shows how gay people, HIV, and homophobia are intertwined.
Last year, Uganda received $287 million American tax dollars for HIV prevention. The funds were part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The latest round of money is now under scrutiny due [...]
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