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Giles Muhame, a recent Makerere University journalism graduate and editor of the temporarily stalled Rolling Stone Uganda-style, appeared on BBC News today. Here is the link to the audio. And here is the article based on the interview, also featuring Frank Mugisha representing the GLB community in Uganda. Frank Mugisha…
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The world is noticing Uganda again, this time due to the outing campaign conducted with deadly intent by the tabloid, Rolling Stone. This CNN report quotes Ethics and Integrity Minister Nsaba Buturo on the subject: Uganda’s ethics and integrity minister Nsaba Buturo dismissed the activists’ accusations. “They [the activists] are always…
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Not usually my source for news, but this clip of Jeff Sharlet on Democracy Now is interesting in that he says David Bahati is ready to move the Anti-Homosexuality Bill along. Specifically at 32:43, Sharlet says: What I’m hearing from David Bahati, the author of the bill, with whom I…
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News Release For immediate release – 10.20.10 Golden Rule Pledge releases bullying prevention lesson plans for church youth groups Free downloads help church groups prevent bullying, speak against anti-gay harassment On a day when many people are speaking out against bullying, the Golden Rule Pledge is releasing materials which can…
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On 10.20.10, the Golden Rule Pledge is partnering with the National Bullying Prevention Month to raise awareness among people of faith about bullying prevention. Later today, I am going to post a link here and on the Golden Rule Pledge website to some resources which I hope will be of use…
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On October 4, BoxTurtleBulletin and I reported (with more here) that a Ugandan tabloid – Rolling Stone – started a campaign of outing gay people with the caption “Hang Them” on the front cover of the rag. Today, the Associated Press published a story covering the same issue with some new details of…
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Yesterday, I posted a statement from Uganda’s sexual minority community about the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009. Today, I want to post a current status report and some observations. My first post on the bill was titled, Uganda: The other shoe drops and detailed the little we knew at the time based on…
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I can’t add much to this statement from Sirdeaner Walker. At some point, it might occur to the religious conservatives who are blaming the victims for their distress that they are talking largely to themselves. Perkins says: Some homosexuals may recognize intuitively that their same-sex attractions are abnormal–yet they have been…
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On October 14, 2009, David Bahati tabled the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda’s Parliament. As of now, it remains in committee awaiting a second reading. On this ocassion, LGBT groups in Uganda have issued a press release, which follows: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KAMPALA – UGANDA One Year since the introduction of…
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month and various organizations support this initiative via awareness and shared vision for bullying prevention. Recently, the Golden Rule Pledge was listed as a national partner on the organization’s website. To do our part, I am asking church youth leaders to designate some time the…
