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3 December 2012
Barclays discusses anti-gay bill with Ugandan officials 10 Barclays has raised the subject of Uganda’s pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill with the country’s government, after coming under pressure from the online social activist group Change.org.
30 November 2012
Uganda: Politician behind ‘Kill the Gays’ bill drops death penalty from legislation 24 The Ugandan politician behind the controversial anti-gay legislation to go before the Ugandan Parliament has dismissed claims made by the United States that the death penalty had not been removed from the draft legislation.
29 November 2012
Comment: Christmas Fear in Uganda 7 Having worked with activists in Uganda, Aoife NicCharthaigh, from the charity Interact Worldwide, shares her thoughts on the pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill in a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk
29 November 2012
Turkish LGBT campaigner to receive David Kato award 2 Ali Erol, an LGBT activist in Turkey has been honoured with this year’s David Kato award, which was set up in memory of the gay Ugandan campaigner who was murdered in 2011.
29 November 2012
Anti-gay preacher Rick Warren: “It wouldn’t bother me if we found a gay gene” 33 Controversial US pastor Rick Warren had told CNN presenter Piers Morgan that the “jury is still out” on whether people are born gay or become gay.
28 November 2012
445,000 people urge Citibank and Barclays to condemn Uganda’s anti-gay bill 11 More than 445,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling on Citibank and Barclays to condemn Uganda's pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
28 November 2012
US Government: Uganda’s anti-gay legislation still contains death penalty despite earlier reports 32 United States officials in Uganda have said that the Ugandan anti-gay legislation, dubbed ‘kill the gays’ could still contain the death penalty despite earlier claims that it had been reduced to life imprisonment.
27 November 2012
US discusses anti-gay bill with Uganda 16 The US State Department’s envoy to Africa has met with Uganda’s parliamentary speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who has promised to pass the country’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality bill as a “Christmas gift”.
26 November 2012
Gay Tory MP: Withdraw UK aid to Uganda if it passes anti-gay legislation 29 A gay Conservative MP has called on the British Government to withdraw funding to Uganda if it passes controversial new anti-gay legislation.
23 November 2012
Uganda drops death penalty from anti-gay bill 28 Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill will no longer include capital punishment after scrutiny by a parliamentary committee, according to an MP.
22 November 2012
Uganda postpones court hearing of British gay play producer 1 A Ugandan court has postponed legal proceedings for British theatre producer David Cecil until next year, his lawyer has said.
22 November 2012
Uganda’s Anti-gay bill can now be voted on at anytime 22 Reports out of Uganda say the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is now up for debate and can be voted on at any moment.
21 November 2012
Uganda: British producer of gay play due in court 7 British theatre producer David Cecil, who was arrested in September for staging a play that featured a gay storyline, is due before a Ugandan court on Thursday.
19 November 2012
Tory MEP says EU aid must stop if Uganda passes anti-gay bill 33 Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis says foreign aid to Uganda from the EU should be halted if the country’s parliament passes the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
14 November 2012
Pressure on Uganda builds over anti-gay law 15 Human rights campaigners fear they just have “days” to stop Uganda from passing its Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
13 November 2012
Hacktivists target Ugandan lawmakers over anti-gay bill 33 Hacktivists from online group Anonymous have taken action after Uganda’s parliamentary speaker said the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill would be passed before the end of 2012.
12 November 2012
Uganda to pass anti-gay law before 2013, says Kadaga 112 The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament says the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill will be passed by lawmakers before the end of this year.
7 November 2012
Ugandan anti-gay speaker chairs London human rights conference 36 Conservative MP Margot James has urged for the world’s politicians to promote gay rights at a Westminster conference that was chaired by Uganda’s anti-gay Speaker Rebecca Kadaga.
31 October 2012
Ugandan parliamentary speaker promises to revive anti-gay law 43 The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament has claimed the country’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill will soon be passed by lawmakers.
25 October 2012
Liverpool: LGBT arts festival gets underway 2 Homotopia is now underway in Liverpool and this year's festival has a special focus on the LGBT citizens of Uganda.

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