The Global Gay Rights Battlefields
In an article by Max Strasser in the December 20, 2010 issue of Foreign Policy Magazine the author highlights the LGBT rights battles taking shape in countries has…
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NPR reports on the Anti-Gay Atmosphere Permeating Uganda
Listen to Barbara Bradley Hagerty’s report on the anti-gay atmosphere permeating Uganda. The story includes audio from her interview with the “kill the gays” bill author David Bahati…
Read moreGays in Africa face growing persecution, activists say
repost from the Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post | Foreign Service Sunday, December 12, 2010; A12 KAMPALA, UGANDA – Persecution of gays is intensifying across Africa,…
Read moreHomophobia is Defeated but Not Yet Deterred: Next Steps in the Struggle for Equality in Uganda and Beyond
Reports from Uganda this week suggest that the notorious “Anti-Homosexuality” bill, which has been pending in the country’s parliament since last year, may finally be quashed. The head…
Read moreLou Engle’s Personal Crusade to Encourage the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill”
For some time now, Uganda’s so-called “anti-homosexuality bill” has been on a slow roll, still pending in parliament but with no visible sign of movement. Last weekend, U.S.…
Read moreU.S. Senate Passes Resolution Condemning the “Anti-Homosexuality” Bill in Uganda
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME) condemning the “Anti-Homosexuality”…
Read moreSenate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Resolution Opposing Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009
by Ty Cobb of Human Rights Campaign | As posted on HRC’s Back Story Blog Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a senate resolution (S. Res. 409)…
Read moreUganda’s Anti-homosexuality Bill Remains Pending
Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill remains pending in parliament. The latest edition of Box Turtle Bulletin reports on what may be the bill’s slow demise (follow link below). However, until…
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