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February 28, 2020

Ugandan LGBTQ leaders cry for support after media attacks on affirming church

GLAAD joined up with The Fellowship for Affirming Ministries to call attention to continued violence againt LGBTQ people in Uganda, and call on the Trump administration to live up to its loud promises to protect LGBTQ people and people of faith.

August 19, 2014

by Jay Pulitano, Faith Issues Intern

Uganda signs law criminalizing HIV transmission

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed a bill into law criminalizing HIV transmission, ignoring the warnings of public health activists who say the law will make will only further spread the severe epidemic.

August 1, 2014

by Jay Pulitano, Faith Issues Intern

Al Jazeera examines US evangelical aid groups as Uganda's anti-LGBT law is struck down

In a recent Aljazeera article, author James Kassaga Arinaitwe combines contemporary historical analysis with his personal accounts as a Ugandan in a powerful editorial about Christian influences on Ugandan development.

August 1, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Uganda's Constitutional Court strikes down draconian anti-LGBT law

Uganda's Constitutional Court has struck down the infamous anti-LGBT law, once dubbed the "kill the gays" bill for discussion about the death penalty for LGBT people

October 9, 2013

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

GUEST POST: Looking at the US roots of global LGBT persecution

This Friday, October 11, God Loves Uganda will open the theaters around the United States and Canada. The Oscar award willing director, Roger Ross Williams, shared with GLAAD why he made the film, as well as what action he hopes the film inspires.

December 17, 2012

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Uganda parliament closes without taking up "Kill the Gays Bill." Victory?

Last week, Uganda’s parliament adjourned for the year without taking up the “Kill the Gays Bill.” Additionally, President Yoweri Museveni has now said that LGBT people should not be killed or persecuted. But this is only a temporary respite.

December 5, 2012

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Condemns "Kill the Gays Bill" in Uganda. Why Can't Rick Warren?

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has spoken out in opposition to Uganda’s “Kill the Gays Bill.”

Kill the Gays Bill

Ugandan LGBTQ leaders cry for support after media attacks on affirming church

Uganda signs law criminalizing HIV transmission

Al Jazeera examines US evangelical aid groups as Uganda's anti-LGBT law is struck down

Uganda's Constitutional Court strikes down draconian anti-LGBT law

GUEST POST: Looking at the US roots of global LGBT persecution

Uganda parliament closes without taking up "Kill the Gays Bill." Victory?

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Condemns "Kill the Gays Bill" in Uganda. Why Can't Rick Warren?

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Kill the Gays Bill

Ugandan LGBTQ leaders cry for support after media attacks on affirming church

Uganda signs law criminalizing HIV transmission

Al Jazeera examines US evangelical aid groups as Uganda's anti-LGBT law is struck down

Uganda's Constitutional Court strikes down draconian anti-LGBT law

GUEST POST: Looking at the US roots of global LGBT persecution

Uganda parliament closes without taking up "Kill the Gays Bill." Victory?

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Condemns "Kill the Gays Bill" in Uganda. Why Can't Rick Warren?