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24 April 2013
Anti-gay Ugandan pastor Martin Ssempa tweets PinkNews to warn of ‘sodomy’ 64 A notorious homophobic Ugandan pastor responded to news of a new HIV prevention campaign in England by tweeting “stop sodomy” at PinkNews’ Twitter account.
19 March 2013
Uganda’s president describes gay people as ‘deviants’ 28 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says gay people can be viewed as “deviants” and has accused European countries of trying to promote homosexuality and sexual liberalisation.
9 January 2013
Peter Tatchell: Ugandan leader pulls back on ‘Kill the Gays’ bill? 1 Amid fears that Uganda’s notorious ‘Kill the Gays’ Anti-Homosexuality Bill will soon be revived in parliament, the country’s Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, has appeared to distance himself from aspects of the proposed legislation.
8 January 2013
Ugandan university loses UK accreditation over anti-gay legislation 12 A college in Uganda has lost the accreditation of its degrees by a UK university, because of a disagreement surrounding anti-gay legislation seeking to intensify penalties for homosexuality.
19 December 2012
US Pentecostal churches blamed for homophobia ‘surge’ in Africa 25 Extreme elements of the US Pentecostal Church are behind the ‘surge’ in homophobia across Africa, according to human rights groups.
17 December 2012
Uganda’s president: Gay people should not be killed or persecuted 26 Uganda's president has said gay people should not be killed or persecuted as the country’s parliament runs out of time to pass the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill for this year.
14 December 2012
Campaigner: Uganda’s anti-gay bill may not be passed in time for Christmas 7 The executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda believes the Ugandan Parliament may break up for the year without passing the notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
11 December 2012
Uganda anti-gay law protest takes place outside London embassy + Campaigners have staged a protest outside the Ugandan embassy in London over the country’s pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
7 December 2012
US: Christian right leader continues support for Ugandan President, despite “kill the gays” bill 15 Despite the fact that the Ugandan Parliament has been reviving its so-called 'kill the gays' bill, the US-based Family Research Council has continued to offer its support to the country's president.
19 May 2011
Reports say Ugandan parliament will return to the anti-gay bill 11 Reports suggest that Uganda's new parliament will consider the notorious anti-homosexuality bill.
9 May 2011
Gay activists’ petition against Ugandan ‘kill gays’ bill 30 Gay rights campaigners hope to collect enough signatures to ask Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni to refuse to sign an anti-homosexuality bill.
18 February 2010
Ugandan pastor shows his church gay porn 30 Homophobic Ugandan preacher Martin Ssempa has been accused of being "twisted" for showing his congregation gay porn to persuade them to support an anti-homosexuality bill.
5 February 2010
Ugandan minister says anti-gay bill is likely to be changed 19 Uganda's deputy foreign minister Henry Okello Oryem has said his country's anti-homosexuality bill is likely to be changed before it passes into law.
25 January 2010
Ugandan anti-pastor shows press conference gay porn 23 Ugandan pastor Martin Ssempa showed a press conference graphic gay porn last week in an effort to argue why the country's anti-homosexuality bill is necessary.
21 January 2010
Ugandan MP says he may amend anti-gay bill 6 The MP who tabled Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill has said he may amend parts of it.
15 January 2010
UN human rights chief calls on Uganda to shelve anti-gay bill 8 The United Nations called on Uganda to scrap a bill which could execute and imprison gay people.
14 January 2010
MP suggests UK should cut aid to Uganda over anti-gay bill 16 A former Foreign Office minister has called for an audit into aid money granted to countries which "promote homophobia", such as Uganda.
14 January 2010
MPs sign motion to condemn Uganda’s gay execution bill 8 Twenty MPs have signed an early day motion to attack Uganda's plans to introduce the death penalty for gays.
13 January 2010
Ugandan president Museveni distances himself from anti-gay bill 10 Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni said yesterday that the country must take into consideration its foreign policy interests when debating an anti-homosexuality bill.
8 January 2010
Ugandan president Museveni ‘opposes death penalty for gays’ 15 President of Uganda Yoweri Moseveni opposes the death penalty for gays, the country's ethics minister has said.

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