Anti-gay Uganda bill may be voted on this week
The proposed anti-gay legislation in Uganda explored in Vanguard's "Missionaries of Hate" continues to be debated by the country's legislators. The bill could be voted on this week, lawmakers said.
The bill's author, David Bahati, told The Associated Press last month that the death penalty provision in the bill was "something we have moved away from." The bill is now undergoing debate and negotiations, so a new version would likely be presented before a final vote is held.
One of the bill's backers, an anti-gay pastor named Martin Ssempa, told the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee on Monday that he does not support the death penalty provision. He said instead that gays should face up to seven years in prison.
Activists have suggested that people from around the world can contact their heads of state.
Learn more about the bill and the influence of American evangelicals on its development on Vanguard's blog, and watch the full episode "Missionaries of Hate" here.
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Mr Martin SSempa,
You are the modern day Adolf Hitler. You are INHUMANE to the very highest degree. How do you even sleep at nights? - 1 year ago
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Unbelievable! So just because a person lives an alternative lifestyle that is not in accordance to what you believe in a seven year prison sentence should be imposed? Uganda pull your collective heads out of your asses & stop living in the STONE AGE. Human beings need to live THEIR OWN LIVES and have NOT BE DICTATED by a government.
Can you say TOTALITARIAN - 1 year ago
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