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April 1, 2013
Uganda clerics hold gay hate Easter march

Ugandan religious figures, backed by US evangelical groups, held gay hate march next to the home of grieving elderly mother of slain gay rights activist

A gay hate march was held near slain Ugandan gay rights activist’s, David Kato, burial ground and home, in the village of Mukono.

Pastor Solomon Male, Reverend Thomas Musoke led yesterday (31 March) a group of about 100 people demanding ‘say no to homosexuality’, and ‘promoters of homosexuality’ to be prosecuted.

March 20, 2013
We should welcome and help Uganda’s slow moves to a better LGBT future

International LGBT campaigner Maurice Tomlinson says President Yoweri Museveni’s new statement is a positive sign and we need a new approach to supporting rights in Uganda

Though clearly delusional in his denial of ongoing LGBT abuses in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni’s recent statement nevertheless signals his support for the move by a few Ugandan Parliamentarians to permanently shelve the dreadful Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB).

January 2, 2013
Uganda drops gay play charges

Charges against David Cecil, producer of a gay play staged in Uganda, have been dropped

A court in Uganda has thrown out a case against UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged over a play about the condition of gay people.

Cecil told the BBC the case was dismissed either because of a ‘lack of will or a lack of evidence’ to try him.

January 2, 2013
Uganda preachers pressure politicians to push ‘kill the gays’ law

Pastors in Uganda call for MPs to press ahead with Anti-Homosexuality Bill or risk losing their seats. Vote likely in February

Pastors in Uganda, including a British man, have marked the New Year by demanding politicians speed up passage of the ‘kill the gays bill’.

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill was widely expected to go before parliament before Christmas but was delayed. It further criminalizes homosexuality and even demands the death penalty for repeat ‘offenders’ among others.

January 1, 2013
Uganda gay youth worker arrested for ‘recruiting’ teens into homosexuality

An LGBT advocate and youth worker was arrested by Ugandan police for law on homosexuality that doesn't exist on New Year’s Eve

On New Year's Eve, Joseph Kaweesi, LGBT youth worker and advocate, was arrested by Ugadan police and charged with crimes relating to homosexuality.

According to reports from Uganda, Kaweesi, one of the founder of the LGBT group Youth on Rock Foundation, is being held at Kawempe police station, in Kampala, capital of Uganda.

September 7, 2012
Uganda police arrest bar owner for staging ‘gay’ play

Kampala police take action over ‘banned’ play, The River and The Mountain, which features gay plotline

Police have arrested a Uganda bar owner for staging the play The River and The Mountain which features a man coming out as gay.

David Cecil, owner of Tilapila Bar in Kampala was accused of showing a ‘gay themed play’.

Another bar has also shown the play previously and it is been confirmed that the owner there has also been questioned by the Kampala police.

The River and the Mountain features a storyline about a gay businessman living in a homophobic country.

August 20, 2012
Gay play opens in Uganda despite homophobic laws

A play featuring a man coming out premieres in Kampala where it is still illegal to be gay

A play featuring a gay storyline has premiered in Uganda where homosexuality is still illegal.

The River and the Mountain opened at a theatre in Kampala on Friday (17 August), despite the threat of police raids.

Written by British writer Beau Hopkins, the play has faced opposition from the authorities, who blocked organizers from staging it at the national theatre.

Gay sex is illegal in Uganda, with 'offenders' facing life imprisonment in some cases.

August 14, 2012
Uganda Pride shows the work of new daredevil gay activists

Bisi Alimi looks back at the first LGBT Uganda Pride with admiration for the activists who made it happen

Five years ago, in a state of panic I packed my bags, grabbing everything I could carry and made my way to the Muritala Mohammed International Airport in Nigeria. I was running for my life. I was in dire need of a place of safety; just the night before I had experienced what could have been the end of my life.

June 25, 2012
Desmond Tutu and Nobel winners back gays in Uganda and globally

Archbishop Tutu and others make joint statement in response to Uganda’s ban on gay organizations and threats of new death penalty law

Four Nobel Laureates – including Archbishop Desmond Tutu – have called on people all over the world to respect gay rights.

The statement issued by the Robert F Kennedy Center (correct) for Justice Human Rights and Human Rights was released in conjunction with Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) in response to that country’s government restricting the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.

June 6, 2012
Uganda's first ever gay clinic is 'lifeline'

Activist and founder of Uganda's first ever LGBTI clinic in Kampala says many gay patients fear attack and persecution at mainstream hospitals

Uganda's first ever clinic for LGBTI patients will provide a 'lifeline' for the country's persecuted gay community, says award-winning gay activist Frank Mugisha.

The new medical center, founded by gay rights group Ice Breakers Uganda (IBU), opened its doors on Sunday (3 June) and will provide free confidential services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex patients who fear discrimination at other hospitals and clinics.

March 14, 2012
Lawsuit against US evangelist for Uganda 'kill the gays' bill role

Abiding Truth Ministries president Scott Lively accused of being 'man with the plan' in persecution of LGBT Ugandans

Ugandan activists have filed a lawsuit against a US evangelical organization for its role in the internationally condemned 'kill the gays' bill.

Today (14 March), New York-based legal advocacy organization the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a US federal lawsuit against Abiding Truth Ministries president Scott Lively on behalf of gay rights group Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).

February 8, 2012
Activists urge Uganda to reject 'insidious' anti-gay bill

Rights groups have condemned Uganda's 'kill the gays' bill which returned to parliament yesterday

Activists are urging Uganda's politicians to reject the 'kill the gays' bill which returned to parliament yesterday, warning it could have 'grave' consequences for all citizens in the African country.

The anti-homosexuality bill of 2009 includes the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ and harsh prison terms for gay and lesbian sex.

January 16, 2012
Ugandan gay activist fears for his life

Gay activist Frank Mugisha too afraid to go out alone after homophobic backlash to article.

A Ugandan gay activist says he fears for his life after speaking out against homophobia in his country.

Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, says he has received threats and is too afraid to go out alone after he wrote a New York Timespiece critizing the African country's anti-gay policies.