67 Countri Where Beg Gay Is Illegal As Uganda Enacts Harsht Anti-LGBTQ Law

UGANDAN NEWSPAPER PRTS LIST OF ‘200 TOP’ GAYS
UGANDAN TABLOID PUBLISH NEW 'GAY LIST'
UGANDA NEWSPAPER PUBLISH 'GAY LIST,' LLS FOR THEIR HANGG
NO, UGANDA IS NOT MAKG ILLEGAL TO BE GAY (AGA)
JUDGE ORRS UGANDAN PAPER TO STOP PUBLISHG 'GAY LISTS'
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN KAMPALA, UGANDA
UGANDAN PRINT SIGNS ANTI-GAY LAW THAT INCLUS DEATH PENALTY AS A PUNISHMENT
67 COUNTRI WHERE BEG GAY IS ILLEGAL AS UGANDA ENACTS HARSHT ANTI-LGBTQ LAW

UGANDAN NEWSPAPER PRTS LIST OF ‘200 TOP’ GAYS

The edor of a tabloid Uganda who argu that homosexualy is more dangero than smokg, has published a list of 10 gay and lbian people the Ain natn, urgg rears to report them to the police. * gay list in uganda *

The Ugandan newspaper published a list Tuday of what lled the untry's "200 top" homosexuals, outg some Ugandans who prevly had not intified themselv as gay, one day after the print Yoweri Meveni enacted a harsh anti-gay law. Ugandan anti-gay activist Pastor Mart Ssempa posts up a public notice offerg “rehabilatn” for homosexuals at Ugandas Natnal Theatre Kampala, Uganda Tuday, Feb.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan newspaper published a list Tuday of what lled the untry’s “200 top” gays, outg some Ugandans and raisg fears of vlence agast those named jt a day after the print enacted a severe anti-gay law. Many on the list “are sred and they need help, ” said Pepe Julian Onziema, a proment Ugandan gay activist who was named the Red Pepper tabloid. He warned that Washgton uld cut aid to the East Ain natn over the new law, which punish gay sex wh up to life prison.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon mand the revisn or repeal of the law, warng on Tuday that uld fuel prejudice and harassment agast gays. News edor Ben Byarabaha said the paper published the full nam of only the well-known activists and tried to e nicknam for those not publicly gay.

UGANDAN TABLOID PUBLISH NEW 'GAY LIST'

A Ugandan newspaper published a story featurg a list of the natn's "top" gays and lbians wh their photos and addrs, angerg activists who say the already margalized group risks facg further attacks. * gay list in uganda *

Onziema, who has repeatedly warned that Uganda’s new law uld spark vlence agast gays, said the tabloid had provid enough rmatn to intify many people who had not e out publicly. Few Ugandans intify themselv publicly as gay, and the tabloid’s actns relled a siar list published 2011 by a now-funct tabloid that lled for the executn of gays.

A proment Ugandan gay activist, David Kato, was killed after that list me out. Uganda’s new anti-gay law also creat the offens of “nspiracy to m homosexualy” and “aidg and abettg homosexualy, ” both of which are punishable by seven years behd bars. Those nvicted of “promotg homosexualy” face siar punishment.

UGANDA NEWSPAPER PUBLISH 'GAY LIST,' LLS FOR THEIR HANGG

* gay list in uganda *

In signg the bill, Meveni said the measure is need bee the Wt is promotg homosexualy Ai, and he rejected ternatnal cricism of the law as terference Uganda’s ternal affairs. Ugandan police spokman Patrick Onyango said Tuday that no gays have been arrted sce Meveni signed the bill but that at least two had been taken to ctody sce lawmakers passed the measure December. Onziema said that he had unted up to six arrts and that more than a dozen gay Ugandans had fled the untry sce December.

Homosexualy has long been crimalized Uganda unr a lonial-era law that outlawed sex acts “agast the orr of nature.

NO, UGANDA IS NOT MAKG ILLEGAL TO BE GAY (AGA)

Interview wh persecuted gay UgandanSTORY HIGHLIGHTSTabloid nam 10 people s says are gay, and lists their addrsPeople were attacked the last time the paper did thisIts edor urg rears not to attack people but report them to policeBll imposg harsh penalti for homosexualy beg nsired parliament Kampala, Uganda (CNN) -- The edor of a tabloid Uganda who argu that homosexualy is more dangero than smokg, has published a list of 10 gay and lbian people the Ain natn, urgg rears to report them to the police.

Last time listed 100 of what lled the untry's top gays and lbians, wh photos and addrs alongsi a yellow banner readg "hang them. " Gay rights groups Uganda say at least four people have been attacked sce then. And a bill that would make homosexualy potentially punishable by ath is workg s way through Uganda's parliament.

The new gay list clus addrs and alleged timate tails about the anatomy of people on . Edor Gil Muhame, 22, has disuraged rears to physilly attack people on the list, but he claims gay people are gog to schools and "recg" schoolchildren.

JUDGE ORRS UGANDAN PAPER TO STOP PUBLISHG 'GAY LISTS'

He says the bill imposg harsh penalti for homosexualy will bee law when Uganda begs drillg oil and be ls pennt on foreign donors. Stosh Mugisha was attacked after Rollg Stone ran s first list of alleged homosexuals.

"People were throwg ston through the gate, " says Mugisha, "They were shoutg, 'Homosexual homosexual! "They start brgg the issu like, 'How n you be born gay? Tabloid edor Muhame was unrepentant, sayg homosexualy is a vis spreadg through the world.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN KAMPALA, UGANDA

He said the aim was to target Ugandan homosexuals who were recg "nverts schools. Together wh Ugandan policians and preachers, they have lobbied for greater punishments for gays.

She says Uganda is no place for gays and lbians. "And homosexualy our untry is a crime, 's crimal. Ugandan newspaper publish 'gay list'STORY HIGHLIGHTSNext to the list was a yellow strip wh the words "hang them""We are all terrified, " an activist says Homosexualy is illegal most Ain untri (CNN) -- A Ugandan newspaper published a story featurg a list of the natn's "top" gays and lbians wh their photos and addrs, angerg activists who say the already margalized group risks facg further attacks.

Magaze wh the same name -- featured 100 pictur of Uganda's gays and lbians. " The story about a year after a Ugandan lawmaker troduced a measure that lls for the ath penalty or long jail terms for those who engage some homosexual activi.

UGANDAN PRINT SIGNS ANTI-GAY LAW THAT INCLUS DEATH PENALTY AS A PUNISHMENT

Vio: Gay activists fear for their liv. " Buturo said the anti-gay measure will be addrsed and passed " due urse.

Calls to David Bahati, the member of parliament who troduced the anti-gay bill, went unanswered Wednday. The paper's edor, Gil Muhame, fend the list and said he published to expose gays and lbians, so thori uld arrt them.

Homosexualy is illegal most untri the regn, cludg nearby Kenya, where sodomy laws were troduced durg lonialism.