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Here is 4 minutes of it… You can listen to the entire interview here. Hmm, he might run again in 2016? Museveni doesn’t believe in promotion of homosexuality – sounds like Bahati.
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Both of them were/are considered infidels and anti-Christian during their tenure in public life by the religious right of their era. I started this post when some Christian right leaders went ballistic over Barack Obama’s reference to his religious views at the National Prayer Breakfast earlier this month. Then, Rick…
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At Change.org, Citibank customer Collin Burton posted a petition aimed at Citibank and Barclays banks. Both banks have significant operations in Uganda. From the petition: With the “Kill the Gays” bill looming in Uganda’s parliament, Citibank and Barclays have unique and necessary voices that could help stop this bill in…
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What a short memory. Uganda’s President says gays aren’t persecuted in his country just days after his Ethics Minister raided a GLBT conference and chased activists out of the hotel fearing arrest. Note to the rest of the world – The President of Uganda wants you to subscribe to his…
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As expected… WASHINGTON , Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Truth Wins Out announced today that it has filed a defamation lawsuit against Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) and its President Greg Quinlan after he claimed on a television show that Truth Wins Out Executive Director Wayne Besen tried to have him killed. The lawsuit (Case number:…
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This morning I received the text of the proposed amendment concerning homosexuality from Jarlawah Tonpo, Director of Press and Public Affairs of the Liberia Senate. Offered by former First Lady, Sen. Jewel Taylor, the amendment has not yet been debated and is not law. No date has been set for…
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For our edification: In Thomas Jefferson’s Notes of Religion (Oct. 1776), Thomas Jefferson quotes John Locke on toleration of religious views. He [Locke] sais ‘neither Pagan nor Mahomedan [Muslim] nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion.’ Shall we suffer a…
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Really? Uganda hired a firm to polish up the nation’s image around the world. Watch: I don’t envy this firm. Because of David Bahati and those who support him, Uganda is known around the world for the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The attention from this bill leads to considerations of corruption and…
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A broad coalition of human rights advocacy organizations in Uganda issued a press release late yesterday. Here is the press release in full: Press Statement Uganda: Parliament Should Reject Anti-Homosexuality Bill 16th February 2012 On Tuesday 7th February 2012, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (2009) was reintroduced to the Parliament of Uganda.…
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I received this statement earlier today. Obviously, Uganda’s lawyers have great reservations about the Bahati bill. UGANDA LAW SOCIETY VIEWS ON THE ANTI HOMOSEXUALITY BILL The Anti-Homosexuality Bill proposed to Parliament in 2009 would, if enacted into law, in its current state violate international human rights law and lead…
