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Ethiopia to allow mass anti-gay protests to alert society to ‘homosexual agenda’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Addis Ababa’s municipality on Tuesday approved a mass anti-gay protest to be held in Ethiopia’s capital and throughout the country later this month, according to the Ethiopian Reporter.
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Two men accused of homosexuality freed by Nigerian Shariah court
BAUCHI, Nigeria — A Nigerian Shariah court has freed two men accused of gay sex and belonging to a homosexual club, saying the prosecution failed to prove its case.
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U.S. immigration officials free gay Ethiopian man pending asylum request
BOSTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Boston have released 19-year-old gay Ethiopian man who was facing deportation back to his home country where knowledge that he is gay could land him in prison.
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South African man murdered after attacker told witnesses he was ‘going to kill a fag’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A 21-year-old man in South Africa has been tortured and brutally murdered in what has been reported as an anti-gay hate crime.
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Uganda holds ‘thanksgiving’ event in celebration of anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has launched fresh condemnation of gays, saying they deserve punishment because homosexuality “is criminal and it is so cruel.”
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Despite tough new anti-gay law, Uganda cleric ministers to local gay community
KAMPALA, Uganda — Young men sing hymns and recite the Bible before the Rev. Christopher Senyonjo gives a sermon on human sexuality. When the service is over some go to his desk, one by one, for counseling no other Ugandan religious leader is known to offer gays.
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White House takes action in response to Uganda’s anti-gay law
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday said it was taking action in response to the recent passage of Uganda an anti-gay law, signed by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in January.
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Uganda official says U.S. cut as much as $6 million in aid because of anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s health minister says the government has lost up to $6 million in annual U.S. government support over the East African country’s new anti-gay law.
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Ethiopia proposes to make homosexual acts a non-pardonable offense
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Lawmakers in Ethiopia are expected to pass into law a bill that would make same-sex acts a non-pardonable offense.
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Kerry pressed to review U.S. aid to countries with anti-LGBT laws
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus called on the Obama administration Tuesday to review all aid to countries with laws criminalizing homosexuality.