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Uganda's Government: Uganda's "Kill The Gays Bill" Must Be Killed!
  1. Signatures
    214 out of 2,147,483,647
    Petitioning
    1. Uganda's Government (David Bahati)
  2. Created By
    Tiago Couto
    Oporto, Portugal
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Wikipedia:

In 2009 Uganda's proposed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, also known as the "Kill The Gays Bill", a bill published on 14 october 2009 and introduced by David Bahati is "An Act to prohibit any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex; prohibit the promotion or recognition of such relations and to provide for other related matter", a penalty for people who are HIV-Positive, engage in sexual acts with people of the same sex or for adults who do so with those under 18 years of age. Ugandans who engage in same-sex sexual relations outside of Uganda may be extradicted for punishment back to Uganda, this includes penalties for individuals, companies, media organisations, or non-governmental organisations that support LGBT rights. Homophobia is rampant in Uganda and is thought to have been one of the causes of the bill.

Ny Times

Ugandan Who Spoke Up for Gays Is Beaten to Death As the most outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, a country where homophobia is so severe that Parliament is considering a bill to execute gay people, Mr. Kato had received a stream of death threats, his friends said. A few months ago, a Ugandan newspaper ran an antigay diatribe with Mr. Kato’s picture on the front page under a banner urging, “Hang Them.”On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Kato was beaten to death with a hammer in his rough-and-tumble neighborhood.

Chris Blattman

Homophobia is real and widespread. Yet Uganda boasts a vibrant gay rights movement, and nowhere else in Africa have I seen a more open and public debate. Gay men and women tell their stories in the newspapers; protests and legal battles get fair and often favorable coverage in the press. Every single editorial board of every major newspaper is solidly behind the gay rights movement.The anti-homosexuality bill, simply put, is a backlash. A backlash from a group that, in the long run, is losing the battle of ideas.Like most countries, Uganda remains a terrible and difficult place to be gay. But far from a losing war, Uganda is the front line in the battle for gay rights.

Uganda's "Kill The Gays Bill" Must Be Stopped! And this petition may be a big step for gay rights in Uganda, we can change whatever we want, we just need to believe!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Uganda's "Kill The Gays Bill" Must Be Killed!

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I just signed the following petition addressed to: David Bahati

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Uganda's "Kill The Gays Bill" Must Be Killed!

Wikipedia:

In 2009 Uganda's proposed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, also known as the "Kill The Gays Bill", a bill published on 14 october 2009 and introduced by David Bahati is "An Act to prohibit any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex; prohibit the promotion or recognition of such relations and to provide for other related matter", a penalty for people who are HIV-Positive, engage in sexual acts with people of the same sex or for adults who do so with those under 18 years of age. Ugandans who engage in same-sex sexual relations outside of Uganda may be extradicted for punishment back to Uganda, this includes penalties for individuals, companies, media organisations, or non-governmental organisations that support LGBT rights. Homophobia is rampant in Uganda and is thought to have been one of the causes of the bill.

Ny Times

Ugandan Who Spoke Up for Gays Is Beaten to DeathAs the most outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, a country where homophobia is so severe that Parliament is considering a bill to execute gay people, Mr. Kato had received a stream of death threats, his friends said. A few months ago, a Ugandan newspaper ran an antigay diatribe with Mr. Kato’s picture on the front page under a banner urging, “Hang Them.”On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Kato was beaten to death with a hammer in his rough-and-tumble neighborhood.

Chris Blattman

Homophobia is real and widespread. Yet Uganda boasts a vibrant gay rights movement, and nowhere else in Africa have I seen a more open and public debate. Gay men and women tell their stories in the newspapers; protests and legal battles get fair and often favorable coverage in the press. Every single editorial board of every major newspaper is solidly behind the gay rights movement.The anti-homosexuality bill, simply put, is a backlash. A backlash from a group that, in the long run, is losing the battle of ideas.Like most countries, Uganda remains a terrible and difficult place to be gay. But far from a losing war, Uganda is the front line in the battle for gay rights.

Uganda's "Kill The Gays Bill" Must Be Stopped! And this petition may be a big step for gay rights in Uganda, we can change whatever we want, we just need to believe!


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