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Prominent Ugandan gay activist to be granted asylum in U.S.
BOSTON — John “Longjones” Abdallah Wambere, a prominent Ugandan gay activist for over 17 years, has been recommended for asylum in the United States, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced Tuesday. In a letter dated September 11, 2014, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services informed Wambere that his application was…
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Queer Life in Kampala, Uganda
On a trip to Uganda this spring, Slate’s Thomas Mainz photographed queer Ugandans to piece together a portrait of their day-to-day lives in the shadow of the Anti-Homosexuality Act. What he learned from them surprised him, even though he had been following the news coming out of Uganda for several years.
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Ugandan gays who fled persecution still feel danger in neighboring Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — When a Ugandan court overturned the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act this month, rights activists worldwide claimed a victory. But not gay Ugandans who fled persecution to live in a refugee camp in neighboring Kenya. “The reaction shocked me. I went there. I thought it would be a celebration, but … nothing,” said Brizan Ogollan, founder of an aid organization…
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Uganda president not keen on rushing anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is urging parliamentarians not to rush to reintroduce a controversial anti-gay law that was invalidated earlier this month, saying the measure is not a priority and could hurt the country’s economic development. Museveni, who held a meeting Monday with lawmakers from his party, urged parliamentarians …
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Uganda LGBT community holds pride parade in Entebbe
ENTEBBE, Uganda — Members of Uganda’s LGBT community and their supporters are holding a gay pride parade on a beach in the lakeside town of Entebbe. The parade is their first public event since a Ugandan court invalidated an anti-gay law that was widely condemned by some Western governments and human rights watchdogs.
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Uganda lawmakers launch campaign to revive anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan parliamentarians are launching a campaign to revive a recently invalidated anti-gay measure and hope to have it passed within weeks, a lawmaker said Wednesday. About 150 lawmakers have promised to vote in support of the bill when parliament emerges from a recess later this month, said parliamentarian Latif Ssebaggala, who is …
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Uganda lawmakers vow swift re-enactment of anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda — Just days after a Uganda court in Uganda declared the country’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality law unconstitutional, Members of Parliament are already vowing to reintroduce the same bill in for enactment. A panel of five judges on the East African country’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday the measure, passed December 20 and signed…
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Ugandan court invalidates anti-gay law, says measure passed illegally
KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan court on Friday invalidated an anti-gay bill signed into law earlier this year, saying the measure is illegal because it was passed during a parliamentary session that lacked a quorum. The panel of five judges on the East African country’s Constitutional Court said the speaker of parliament acted illegally when she allowed a vote…
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Activists urge Obama to include LGBT rights on Africa summit agenda
Human rights and gay rights activists on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to ensure that the issue of anti-gay discrimination in Africa is on the agenda at next week’s summit in Washington with more than 40 African leaders. The Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights organization, and Human Rights First, which advocates aggressive U.S. stances on …
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Sweden to resume development aid payments to Uganda
Just four months after suspending development aid payments to Uganda over passage of an anti-homosexuality law, the Swedish embassy in Kampala said Monday that Sweden would extend nearly $200 million in development support to Uganda over the next five years. The aid would go to improve child and maternal health, sustainable growth and…