Uganda to drop death penalty, life imprisonment for gays

Bloomberg reports Uganda will drop the death penalty and life imprisonment for gays in a refined version of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009. According to Uganda's Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity,...

'Ex-Gay Therapist' Richard Cohen Spars With Rachel Maddow

Earlier this year, a three-day anti-gay conference held in Uganda was led by three Americans who are allegedly responsible for the continuing anti-gay vigilantism in Uganda. Richard Cohen's International Healing...
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'Ex-Gay Therapist' Richard Cohen Spars With Rachel Maddow

Earlier this year, a three-day anti-gay conference held in Uganda was led by three Americans who are allegedly responsible for the continuing anti-gay vigilantism in Uganda. Richard Cohen's International Healing...

No visible ties, Christian leaders denounce Uganda anti-gay bill

Reportedly having no visible ties to 'The Family', a US fundamentalist group at the heart of Uganda's anti-gay  law, a group of high-profile US Christian leaders have denounced Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill...

Uganda to drop death penalty, life imprisonment for gays

Bloomberg reports Uganda will drop the death penalty and life imprisonment for gays in a refined version of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009. According to Uganda's Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity,...

Uganda: Attacking homosexuals

In Uganda, a new bill may be passed to imprison or execute gays! The new bill is called the Anti-Homosexuality Bill and if passed then it could mean that gays and lesbians would have no rights. Homosexuals could be imprisoned for life if he/she is believed to be having "gay...

Uganda anti-gay bill has potential to divide Commonwealth leaders

Uganda's anti-gay bill has the potential to divide Commonwealth leaders who are scheduled to meet in Port of Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago, from November 27-29, where the global challenges of climate...

Gays question Rick Warren's duplicity on Uganda bill, Prop 8

BOTH SIDES CLAIM SEXUAL FASCISM IN PROGRESSIVE AMERICA  The Reverend Rick Warren has come under extreme suspicion within the gay community.  His involvement with Ugandan Pastor Martin Ssempa,  who...

It's not so invisible anymore: 'The Family's' influence in Uganda

'The Family's' influence in Uganda is not so invisible anymore according to Jeff Sharlet, author of  "The Family", an investigative look at a US fundamentalist group at the heart of Uganda's anti-gay ...

Brown joins Harper against Uganda's Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in speaking out against Uganda's Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009. Brown spoke to Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at the...

Harper to raise issue of Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill at Summit

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is going to raise the issue of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which opens tomorrow in Port of Spain, the capitol...

Human rights groups blast Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009

Human rights groups blast Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, which includes a section that would introduce the death penalty for the offence of "aggravated homosexuality."  The draft Anti-Homosexuality Bill was...

Plane Crashes Into Airport VIP Lounge In Rwanda: One Person Dead

A commuter plane operated by RwandAir has crashed on takeoff into the wall of a VIP lounge at the international airport in Kigali, Rwanda. The 57-seat Bombardier CRJ100 plane owned by JetLink Express was headed...

US fundamentalist group at heart of Uganda's anti-gay law

A United States fundamentalist group is at the heart of Uganda's anti-gay law. Originally known as The Fellowship, an international organization founded in 1935, today it is known as 'The Family', described by Jeff...

Museveni claims European gays are 'recruiting' Ugandan citizens

At a recent Young Achievers Awards ceremony held at the Kampala Serena Hotel's Victoria Hall, Uganda's president Yoweri K. Museveni claims European gays are 'recruiting' Ugandan citizens. " Speaking at the Young...

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