UPDATE: Pepsi has released a statement condemning the use of homophobic lyrics and pledging to monitor more closely the way their brand is used in events sponsorship. To view a copy of Pepsi's statement, click here. Thank you to everyone who signed this petition!

Pepsi has long been a supporter of LGBT rights. Which is why it's particularly troubling to find out that they recently sponsored a concert in Uganda by Jamaican artist Beenie Man. Among his more controversial lyrics, Beenie Man's songs advocate executing LGBT people.

Beenie Man has suggested through his music that lesbians should be killed by hanging, and that gay dee-jays should be murdered. At the concert in Uganda, Beenie Man was reported to sing a song that said gay men should have their throats slit.

This is the type of music that Pepsi wants to support? The sponsorship is even more concerning because of current legislative efforts in Uganda, known as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, that if passed will institute the death penalty for some LGBT people in the country, and lock many others up in prison. Beenie Man's lyrics feed into the sentiments of that bill, and by default, so does Pepsi's sponsorship.

Demand that Pepsi clarify their position, and apologize for sponsoring a concert where lyrics calling for gay men to have their throats slit are sung proudly from the stage.