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‘Kill the Gays’ bill is back in Uganda

‘Kill the Gays’ bill is back in Uganda

Uganda parliament building
Uganda parliament building

The “Kill the Gays” bill is back on the order of business for the Parliament of Uganda now that the assembly has reconvened for its 2013 session.

Today’s Order Paper for parliamentary business lists the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009, as No. 8 in line under Notice of Business to Follow.

The bill may or may not still include the original 2009 provision calling for the death penalty, which earned it the nickname “Kill the Gays” bill.

The bill would stiffen Uganda’s  already-strict punishments for homosexual activity and would require citizens, including parents, pastors and doctors, to tell police about suspected homosexuals, including their children, parishioners and patients.

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For many days near the end of the 2012 session, the bill remained on the parliament’s Order Paper  without ever being acted upon.

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  • The Bill WILL still include the death penalty because it cannot be changed until it is debated on the Parliament floor. During debate, the Parliament MAY take the committee recommendation to remove it, or they MAY NOT! Rumors of the death penalty removal have all proven false previously so no reason to believe them now.

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