Kill the Gays Bill

Just last week, the country’s ethics minister said parliament members were ready to kill gays and promoters of homosexuality.

But they stopped short of promising sanctions if the bill becomes law.

No. And the Obama administration voted against a similar resolution. So what gives?

An East African gay advocacy group filed the lawsuit against minister Scott Lively under a statute that allows non-citizens to sue for violations of international law.

The youngster faces prison time for being “involved in romantic relationships” with classmates.

A federal appeals court has rejected a petition by anti-gay activist Scott Lively to dismiss a complaint that alleges he violated U.S. law by influencing the laws of Uganda.

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…

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 …

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 …

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…