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International

Uganda Kill The Gays Bill Vote Is Next On Parliament’s Agenda

by David Badash ● 1:28 PM December 4, 2012
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Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” bill is the next order of business on Parliament’s agenda, according to the body’s “order list.” Ugandan Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has promised the bill will pass as an early “Christmas gift” for Uganda’s Christians.

News

US Official’s Comments Suggest Death Penalty Not Removed From Uganda Kill The Gays Bill

by David Badash ● 7:40 PM November 27, 2012
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Comments made by a U.S. official suggest the death penalty may not have been removed from Uganda’s Kill The Gays bill, based on a report at The Washington Blade.

News

Human Rights Group Asks Obama To Help Stop Uganda’s Kill The Gays Bill

by David Badash ● 12:33 PM November 27, 2012
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Human Rights First, an international human rights group, is calling on President Obama and Hillary Clinton to help stop Uganda’s Kill The Gays bill from becoming law.

News

Scott Lively: Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill’s Expected Passage A ‘Huge Blessing’

by David Badash ● 12:46 PM November 26, 2012
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Scott Lively says Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill, aka the “Kill The Gays” bill, “is a huge blessing for Uganda.” Lively claims the death penalty has been removed.

Bigotry Watch

American Family Association Leader Praises Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law

by David Badash ● 9:28 PM November 25, 2012
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Bryan Fischer, the public face of the certified anti-gay hate group, American Family Association, Sunday came out in favor of Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law.

Bigotry Watch

Catholic Consortium Calling To Resurrect Uganda’s ‘Kill The Gays’ Bill

by David Badash ● 12:31 PM June 11, 2012
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Catholic Bishops in Uganda have issued a call to revive the infamous “Kill The Gays” bill, after claiming it is necessary to protect marriage and the Bible.

Clinton Fein

State Department Responds to Ugandan “Kill the Gays” Bill

by Clinton Fein ● 9:00 AM September 7, 2011
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The State Department’s response to our request to speak out against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality bill that criminalizes homosexuality by imposing the death penalty.

Actions

Kill the Bill, Not the Gays

by Clinton Fein ● 1:00 PM September 4, 2011
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If there’s one thing you today, read this and take action to stop Uganda’s Kill The Gays bill. Time is running out. This is a matter of life or death. Act now.

Bigotry Watch

Breaking: Kill The Gays Bill Author To Become Uganda Minister Of Ethics?

by David Badash ● 7:19 PM May 16, 2011
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The author of Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” bill, David Bahati, may become Uganda’s next Minister of Ethics, showing presidential support for his bill.

Bigotry Watch

Analysis: What Killed Uganda’s Kill The Gays Bill And Is It Really Dead?

by David Badash ● 1:50 PM March 25, 2011
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Reports are now surfacing that the Kill The Gays bill’s chief proponent, David Bahati, is not going to let the bill die without a fight. Analysis.

Analysis

“David Kato’s Death Result Of Hatred Planted By U.S. Evangelicals”

by Tanya Domi ● 11:48 PM January 27, 2011
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Val Kalende, a lesbian activist and board chair of Freedom and Roam Uganda, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that fights violence against LGBT people in Uganda, the country’s capital and where Kato happened to have lived, issued a statement Thursday asserting that “David’s death is a result of the hatred planted by U.S. Evangelicals in 2009.”

Civil Rights

South Sudan: Referendum for New Democracy, But Not For Gays?

by Tanya Domi ● 1:30 PM January 10, 2011
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Over eight million people, greater than the population of New York City, live in Southern Sudan, an English-speaking autonomous region of the African continent known as the “Heart of Africa.” Yesterday, in the ten states of Southern Sudan an internationally-recognized public referendum — a vote for independence and democracy — began under the watchful eyes of [...]