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The UG Pulse reported this morning on the Facebook group “Speak Out Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009.” Uganda Health News: Activists use facebook to fight Uganda Homosexual bill Ultimate Media As the debate over the proposed Anti Homosexuality Bill 2009 gains momentum, activists against the bill have launched a facebook…
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UPDATE: US Embassy weighs in… Defiant amidst controversy, Ethics and Integrity Minister Buturo spoke out about issues facing the Ugandan government and referenced the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009. Government vows to fight homosexuality By Carolyne Muyama The Government of Uganda has warned sections of the media engaged in promoting immorality to…
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According to this report, religious leaders in Uganda want the death penalty removed from the Anti-Homosexuality Bill but life in prison is still ok with them. Homosexuals should not be killed but instead imprisoned for life, religious leaders have suggested. Making their input in the Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009 yesterday, the…
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Under the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009, it would be a crime to know about a homosexual and not report it to authorities. Here is the relevant section of the bill: 14. Failure to disclose the offence. A person in authority, who being aware of the commission of any offence under this…
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This morning (afternoon there) a coalition of organizations in Uganda released this statement of opposition to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009. Anti-Homosexuality or Anti-Human Rights Bill? Statement from the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law Hon. Bahati’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill which was tabled in Parliament on October 14, 2009,…
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Blogger Gay Uganda reports on a public television talk show in Uganda featuring the member of parliament who introduced the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 (David Bahati) and Pastor Martin Ssempa. GU noted: Oh, and I gathered from MP Bahati that the bill has been scheduled to be brought back in Jan…
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I missed this when it first was announced in July, 2009: Muslims Join Pastors in Gay Fight Kampala — Muslims have teamed up with their counterparts from the Pentecostal churches to fight homosexuality. The leader of the Muslim Tabliqs, Sheikh Sulaiman Kakeeto, said the issue of homosexuality affects all people…
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Back in the Spring, I reported on an ex-gay conference in Kampala, Uganda and hosted by Family Life Network (see links at the end of this post). Three Americans spoke by invitation of the FLN – Don Schmierer, Caleb Brundidge and Scott Lively. (L to R, unknown woman, Scott Lively,…
