Only hours left to stop Uganda's anti-gay death penalty bill

SIGNED AND WRITTING A PAPER ABOUT IT! WE WILL NOT LET THIS BILL BE PASSED.

Thanks to all who read this, signed, and passed it on.

done and done. Man this shit makes me feel like were in the dark ages?

Signed it :)

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Thank you for the overwhelming response to this here. It is good to know there are so many people who care about human rights.

http://current.com/shows/vanguard/blog/93214862_anti-gay-uganda-bill-may-be-vote...

From the VANGUARD blog. Their episode on this is also very informative. But then, VANGUARD is the absolute best part of Current TV.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ugandas_anti_gay_bill_disappears_from_parlia...

Delayed until Friday.

"KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s parliament on Wednesday was forced to drop plans to debate a controversial bill that once proposed the death penalty for some gays and lesbians, but officials indicated lawmakers would debate it on Friday.

U.S. leaders and rights groups have denounced the bill in recent days in hopes parliament will reject it. Internet petitions have gathered more than 1.4 million signatures.

The bill was first proposed in 2009 but wasn’t debated until last Friday. It had been scheduled to be debated before the full parliament on Wednesday, but a walkout by female legislators over an unrelated bill prevented parliament from discussing it.

Now parliament appears ready to hold an extraordinary session on Friday to debate the bill, which in its original form would impose the death penalty and life imprisonment in some cases.

The bill’s author, David Bahati, has said a new version would not contain the death penalty, but no amended version has been released publicly. Bahati said Wednesday he expected the bill to be debated and passed on Friday.

Frank Mugisha, the director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, a gay rights group, said he considered the lack of quorum a temporary reprieve.

“The way I saw, if the bill was debated today, it would have been passed because most MPs were in its favor,” he said. “We were saved by the lack of quorum.”

Online petitions from the groups Avaaz and Allout said they had gathered more than 1.4 million signatures.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called the bill’s progress deeply alarming. A U.S. congressman said if the bill passes he would urge huge cuts in international aid, and the U.S. State Department again voiced its opposition.

“If adopted, a bill further criminalizing homosexuality would constitute a significant step backwards for the protection of human rights in Uganda,” said Hilary Fuller Renner, a spokeswoman for the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs. “Respect for human rights is key to Uganda’s long-term political stability and democratic development, as well as its public health and economic prosperity.”

Gay rights groups say that the harassment of gays has increased in Uganda since the introduction of the bill in October 2009.

Last year a tabloid newspaper in Uganda published the names and photos of men it alleged were gay. One cover included the words “Hang Them.” Shortly afterward, a prominent gay rights activist whose picture was published was bludgeoned to death, though authorities contend David Kato’s sexual orientation had nothing to do with the killing."
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So please again, sign this if you haven't already. We are being heard.

Uganda's Kill the Gay's bill moments from passing. The President is smarter than he looks. President Museveni better realize the American people will get hip to the fact that the Congressional members of C Street, THE FAMILY, the Uber-Right Wing Religious Group that has a choke hold on these guys helped write the "Kill The Gays" Bill for Uganda. Yes, that's right, American Right Wing Zealots helped write the kill the gays bill.

Here's the deal-eio, John Boehner, The Boner, has to personally answer for this. You, Boner, you and your friends have been running amok for years giving aid and comfort to this psychopathic dictator that has selected a certain group to exterminate. Not just the gays but their straight friends that may protect them too. You now have blood on your hands Boner, your and your insane Rapture-ready friends.

Boner, you and Cantor and Ryan have finally hit the very bottom of the slime barrel, you have no shame, no decency, no integrity. You are an embarrassment to the human race and I am ashamed that we have to claim as humans.

...thanks for posting, Jan...you're a true warrior for the humanities...(oh, signed)...

I hope with all I am that this horrendous affront to humanity is stopped. If it does go through however I will say this, I expect my president to strip this nation of every ounce of money we ever thought of sending them, Europe will follow and they will be left destitute, we must send the message that this will not be tolerated.