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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault
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UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'
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France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage
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Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill
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US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people
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Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur
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Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals
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David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote
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Robert in S. Kensington 735
Midnighter 415
GulliverUK 363
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Mark Y 330
Jock S. Trap 320
That There Other David 307
Iris 307
Sasha 293
Wingby 267
What this news item doesn’t say is if this is a petition signed by 450,000 Ugandans. If it is excellent. If it is more international it may just be seen as interference and discarded as others making their laws.
The thing with this story is the people who seem to think that the homophobic rants of these countries are because of Britain. This surely shows these countries don’t need help with their pathetically sad views. They can do it quite happily on there own.
According to GayUganda, the petition now has 500,000 signatures, and it has been handed over to government officials who have promised to study it in a special committee.
The Anglican Canon Gideon Byamugisha can be reached at
gideon_byamugisha@yahoo.co.uk
or via Juliet on +256 (0)712 949 041
He and and all those opposing this heinous bill could use every word of encouragement from us.
Here is how the Ugandan MP Odanga Otto, who has already stated publicly that he would hang his own son if he were gay, has reacted to the petition:
http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7449:mps-forum-i-cant-believe-some-peoples-stand-on-gays&catid=37:guest-writers&Itemid=66
Abysmal, innit?
And here is the Box Turtle Bulletin’s take on the issue, complete with a colored photo of Canon Gideon Byamugisha, the man of the hour.
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/02/28/20677?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BoxTurtleBulletin+%28Box+Turtle+Bulletin%29
Interesting blog attached to that page JPB.
for post (3)
Uganda’s “Daily Monitor” just picked up the story:
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/871000/-/wj4kfk/-/index.html
Wow – history in the making!!
* Ugandan Gay Rights * Gay Rights are Human Rights *
Go, Gideon, GO!!!
Squidgy: “What this news item doesn’t say is if this is a petition signed by 450,000 Ugandans.”
My thoughts exactly. This sounds more like one of those utterly pointless Internet petitions. Much like that chocolate teapot measure used on the Number 10 website that everyone completely ignores.
However, a written petition by Ugandan citizens would be something very different, and much more difficult to dismiss.
Latest report from GayUganda says that two UN Special Rapporteurs are reminding Uganda’s Parliament that the president has backed away from the anti-gay bill and the the MP should think very carefully before the third reading of the bill:
http://gayuganda.blogspot.com/2010/03/statement-by-sr-on-human-rights.html?showComment=1267465546778_AIe9_BGaOkE0QX625-n4muAkiyqgyXWNXDdeW2uHfk8LPnK1OcOT-MGmGpa3lVDBl0a7965Bvc-SWnG6wPkoxpQ-WZLo92hKteNzqwDxrLF2hXrg7ulg5wz_OkQiOZ8GoiIrHIPqyuFHYhSAXkFiVBSAOaMt38ux9Q8ETHgVirOgr2yCOTob4u3BUspxI-1ZEpjpklBRrOdcyGMIpIogVOh1IK_NF4HJ-ZbtI8tmfljfAgAKh3GYIV8#c1087529951158252329
Yea, Global Ethics!
UK Scouts Condemn Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill:
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/
Martin Ssempa is blogging, and commenting on BTB:
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/01/20695
Anglicans say Ho to gays Bill. (Feb. 10, 2010).
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/858926/-/wi1k07/-/index.html
What a farce! No wonder Dr. Rowen Williams is so depressed.