Warren Throckmorton
Committee Chair: No Plans Set for Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Stephen Tashobya, chair of the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the Ugandan Parliament, told me yesterday that he had not scheduled consideration for the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Asked if his committee would write a new report, or stick with the report issued during the last Parliament, Tashobya declined to say. “The committee will have a…
Read MoreAnoka-Hennepin School District Ends Silence Policy Toward Sexual Orientation
UPDATE – 2/14/12: The school board placed this information on their website about the change (scroll down to see the approved policy): The Anoka-Hennepin School District has a new policy designed to promote a respectful learning environment in which teachers facilitate student discussions of contentious topics in a balanced and impartial manner that encourages development…
Read MoreWhat’s Next for Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill?
Click here for the current official text of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. This morning AFP news service has an article that correctly reports the story about the bill, amendments and the process involved. Parliament officials said Thursday that the bill — which US President Barack Obama has described as “odious” — had been reintroduced in its original format,…
Read MoreCurrent Official Text of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009
This morning Helen Kawesa, Public Relations Manager for the Uganda Parliament provided this copy of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill which was introduced on Tuesday. As you will see, it is the same bill as was printed in Uganda Gazette on September 25, 2009 and then first tabled on October 14, 2009. Click the screen capture to…
Read MoreVideo of Introduction of Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda’s Parliament
The camera lens stays in the gallery, but you can hear the clerk announce the Tuesday tabling of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill at 11 seconds followed by cheering. Then David Bahati speaks and introduces the bill at about 32 seconds into the video, beginning, “Madame Speaker…” Can you imagine being the object of the effort to…
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