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Uganda activists in NY: ‘We are here, we are you, we are proud!’

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Two activists for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Uganda today delivered a strong, optimistic message about the future of LGBTIs after they received Clinton Global Citizen Awards from President Bill Clinton. The honorees were … Continue reading →

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GOP: 76 countries’ anti-gay laws are OK

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

The Republican Party wants the United States to stop pushing for repeal of 76 countries’ laws that make homosexuality a crime. In its newly unveiled 2012 party platform, the GOP criticizes the Obama administration for its warnings that U.S. foreign … Continue reading →

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Report: Oppression undermines Ugandan society

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Ugandan society is being undermined by intensifying attacks on a wide range of non-profit organizations — ones that seek LGBT rights, but also many good-government advocates, says the international watchdog group Human Right Watch. In a new 50-page report titled … Continue reading →

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Tale of Uganda pride: rainbow colors, worries, arrest

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Photographer Rachel Adams wrote a fascinating description of her experience photographing, covering and being arrested at the first Uganda Pride event on Aug. 4, which ended with a police raid. For her long, evocative account, read “Gay Pride Uganda” on … Continue reading →

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Hackers, military, leakers, judges join Uganda gay disputes

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Computer hacking. A leaked document from gay activists’ private strategy meeting. Military aid in jeopardy. Activists pursuing court action on two continents.  Nobel Prize winners expressing solidarity. A first-ever HIV clinic for LGBTs. Uganda has seen all those in recent … Continue reading →

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Uganda official again vows ‘crackdown on these gays’

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Three days after signing a statement agreeing to allow gay-friendly groups to meet in Uganda, the country’s ethics minister reverted to his previous hand-line stance. In an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo vowed to continue disrupting LGBT … Continue reading →

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In rebuke, Uganda says gays will be allowed to meet

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

The Ugandan government is backing away, at least publicly, from ethics minister Simon Lokodo’s recent crackdowns on meetings of people seeking recognition of LGBT rights as human rights. In a government statement today (June 22) that Lokodo signed, Uganda said … Continue reading →

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Faith leaders, rights activists blast Uganda’s ‘baseless’ raid

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

The Ugandan police raid on a human rights meeting on June 18 not only had “no basis whatsoever in law” but also encourages violence against LGBT people, international human rights groups and faith-based advocates say. The disrupted meeting, attended by … Continue reading →

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Uganda to ban 38 groups that promote gay rights

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Uganda plans to ban 38 groups it accuses of promoting homosexuality in the guise of promoting gay rights, Reuters reported. Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo said the non-governmental organizations receive support from abroad for Uganda’s homosexuals, whom he accused of “recruiting” … Continue reading →

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Uganda police raid LGBT rights workshop

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Police raided an LGBT rights workshop today in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. Amnesty International reported in a press statement that the session,  attended by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists, was organized by the  the East and Horn of Africa … Continue reading →

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