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Maddow smacks down Anti-Gay Profiteer,

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Uganda proposes death penalty for gays

KAMPALA, Uganda - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay... more

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Pepsi sponsors anti-gay concert in Uganda

A Pepsi Cola sponsored concert in Uganda on Saturday featured homophobic Jamaican... more

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Uganda Wants to Make Homosexuality a Capital Crime

I say we ban all steeples in Uganda.

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Sacred Geometry - The Bridge between Science and Religion Part 1

The ability to locate records of knowledge dating back thousands of years has... more

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C Street politics: The Family promotes death for homosexuals in Uganda

C Street politics: The Christian mafia is promoting the death penalty for homosexuals... more

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Jewish Communities 101: The Abayudaya, Uganda's Jews

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Cane the bodies of those who die from drinking gin

A Ugandan official has recommended caning the bodies of those who die from drinking... more

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Migingo- No Man's Island

Migingo Island in Kenya is only the size of one football field, yet in 2009 this small... more

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A new homophobic law in Uganda

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Former nurse's aide in US becomes Ugandan king

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US nurse's aide becomes Ugandan King

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Darfur A Deadly New Chapter

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Uganda MP urges death for gay sex

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Uganda's mountain gorillas are preparing to "tweet" for their survival, as in Twitter

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Top LRA commander captured

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Born in September?

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The Battle in Uganda Over Female Condoms

On the surface, it seems like a fine idea; reproductive rights groups certainly think so. In July, the Ugandan government announced that, using cash from the U.N. Population Fund, it would distribute 100,000 female condoms in a bid to stop a resurgence of HIV/AIDS. Advocates cheered the initiative, saying it would give women more control over their own bodies. But in the weeks since, major funders of anti-HIV/AIDS programs have shown far less enthusiasm, with many deciding not to back the plan. Instead of serving as a surefire weapon against the spread of HIV, Uganda's female condoms initiative has become the latest example of the limitations faced by governments, advocacy groups and donors in the fight against the virus.

When Uganda announced its plan to hand out female condoms, it got plenty of support. "The number one issue for women is to be able to negotiate," Serra Sippel, president of the Center for Health and Gender Equity in Washington, tells TIME. "The main issue was the desire for women to be able to say, 'OK, you're not going to use yours, then let's use mine.'" In the fight against AIDS, say the advocates, any little bit helps. True, studies about the efficacy of female condoms are inconclusive. But, they insist, women, especially in Uganda, need as many choices as they can get.

Many experts, however, disagree. They fear that by offering yet another choice, the government's move may only distract from other drug and condom programs. "You can't just put 100,000 condoms out in district warehouses and expect something to happen," says Mike Strong, coordinator for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Uganda. "Since we try to be an evidence-based operation, we're waiting to see any evidence that this is a cost-effective method of protecting women against unwanted pregnancy and HIV transmission."

With funding so limited, many donors argue, why invest in an expensive product that faces deep skepticism from the people who would use it? Female condoms, originally introduced in the early 1990s, have struggled to gain widespread acceptance because they are more expensive and less familiar than male condoms — they're big and baggy, make rustling noises during sex, and you need instruction and practice to learn how to insert them properly.

But Uganda sees the female condom as one way to regain the success the nation had in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the 1990s. After slashing its AIDS rate from more than 20% in the late '80s to about 6% in 2000, Uganda saw a leveling off of AIDS cases and then a slight rise. No one has been able to explain the reversal. Some say it's related to failed distribution programs for the male condom in the past. Other experts suspect that it's a result of foreign NGOs and governments pushing Uganda away from effective domestic programs that were aimed at keeping people from having more than one sexual partner, a relatively common practice in the country.

Stung by the failure of a female-condom initiative it tried 10 years ago, Uganda will start by distributing only the 100,000 female condoms it has in stock in two regions. The government says it has learned its lesson from the earlier program, and will put more effort into distribution and teaching people how to use the condoms. The government plan is partly a response to demand from civil society groups, who say Ugandan women are bearing the brunt of the AIDS epidemic. In a meeting on July 7, government officials agreed to start the program this year and extend it after a year if donors contribute more money.

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THE RESCUE OF JOSEPH KONY'S CHILD SOLDIERS - But Will It Work?

Bobby Bailey of invisible Children takes to congress leading up to The Rescue event on... more

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The Meaning of Bad Words - The beautiful innocence of the Invisible Children

During the production of the Invisible Children Rough Cut, founders records young boys... more

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