All posts tagged "uganda"
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Cities of Refuge
On the night of Dec. 1, members of Light Brigade Maryland, joined by members of GetEqual DC and the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA),...
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Protest Shines on Ugandan Embassy
Groups of local activists joined Saturday evening, Dec. 1, to protest the renewed push in the Ugandan Parliament for a bill that would further criminalize...
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Clinton Reaffirms Commitment to LGBT Equality, But Mum on Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reaffirmed her commitment to increasing acceptance of LGBT people around the world during a speech at the State Department...
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Parliamentary Committee Passes Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill
“The constitution will not allow the majority to oppress the minority.” Ladislaus Rwakafuzi, a human rights attorney, responding to news that the Legal and Parliamentary...
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Uganda’s Mugisha Vows To Continue Fight Against Anti-Gay Bill
“This bill won’t stop us. We will continue to fight until we are free of this legislation. We cannot have oppression forever.” Frank Mugisha, executive...
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Ugandan Speaker of Parliament pledges quick movement on “kill the gays” bill
“I will not accept to be intimidated or directed by any government in the world on matters of homosexuality.” Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga...
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Global LGBT Briefs: Jubilation in Entebbe, Marriage-Minded in France and Oz
Activists Arrested, But Uganda Pride a Success Despite arrests, some participants of Uganda's first LGBT Pride festival say the inaugural event was a relative success,...
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Secretary Clinton meets with LGBT coalition in Uganda
“It is critical for all Ugandans – the government and citizens alike – to speak out against discrimination, harassment and intimidation of anyone. That’s true...
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Global LGBT Briefs: From Russia with Grudge, to Uganda's Mugisha and soccer showdown
Moscow Authorities Ban Gay Pride For A Century After many attempts by LGBT activists to obtain permission to hold a gay pride parade, the Moscow...
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Marking IDAHO at HRC
Activists around the globe marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) Thursday, May 17, a date chosen to mark the World Health Organization's...
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Senator Inhofe denies knowledge of ‘kill the gays’ bill and its sponsor David Bahati
US Senator James Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, went on Rachel Maddow‘s show on Thursday, March 15. He appeared on the show to promote his...
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Kato Honor, Banking Request
Award launched in honor of David Kato Jamaican gay-rights activist Maurice Tomlinson has been named the initial recipient of the annual David Kato Vision &...
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Global Briefs: Standing Up in Sweden, Escaping in Entebbe
Minister breaks up LGBT conference in Uganda An LGBT activists' conference in Uganda was raided Tuesday by the nation's State Minister for Ethics and Integrity...
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Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill Raises International Tensions, Would Criminalize Touching
As the Associated Press claims that Uganda’s newly re-introduced Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB)...
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State Department: “Our Message Is Unchanged,” Continues to Oppose Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Calling Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill “manifestly inconsistent with Uganda’s international human rights obligations,” a U.S. State Department spokeswoman tells Metro Weekly it continues to oppose the...
