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Uganda takes ‘moral’ high ground, dismisses U.S. pressure on anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s government on Tuesday dismissed calls by U.S. President Barack Obama not to sign an anti-homosexuality law, saying it was determined to protect the country’s “morals” even if that meant losing international aid.
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Obama denounces Uganda’s anti-gay bill: ‘A step backward for Ugandans’
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — President Barack Obama on Sunday harshly criticized plans by Uganda to further criminalize homosexuality, saying it would “complicate our valued relationship.”
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Uganda president to sign bill imposing life in prison for convicted homosexuals
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will sign the country’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill that imposes life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality, according to a government spokesman.
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Uganda president won’t sign anti-gay law without proof gays are not born that way
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Friday he would sign the country’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill only on the condition that he receives scientific proof that gays are made and not born.
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Uganda president blocks controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has blocked the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill and has rebuked Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for failure to follow parliamentary procedures by passing the law without a quorum, reports the Daily Monitor, the leading Ugandan newspaper.
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In rare move, Uganda president publicly tests for HIV
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s president tested for HIV in public on Friday to encourage millions of untested people to check their status, a critical step to stemming the spread of the virus in the East African country.
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Invisible Children: Screaming monster while hanging out with Bigfoot
On April 20, Invisible Children will hold a worldwide rally to draw attention to murderous Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) founder Joseph Kony. The event is called “Cover the Night,” but when one looks a bit closer at the shady right wing extremists this group cavorts with, a more appropriate name might be “Invisible Agenda: Covering Up The Theocratic Nightmare.”