Ugandan pastor shows his church gay porn
Homophobic Ugandan preacher Martin Ssempa has been accused of being “twisted” for showing his congregation gay porn. Ssempa showed a press conference graphic gay porn last month in an effort to argue...
View ArticleUgandan newspaper publishes ‘list of gays’ and calls for executions
A Ugandan newspaper has published the names, addresses and photographs of the country’s “top” gays and lesbians. Rolling Stone, which has no connection to the US magazine of the same name, had a banner...
View ArticleUgandan gays and lesbians ‘attacked after being outed’
Several gays and lesbians in Uganda say they have been attacked after a newspaper published their names, photographs and addresses. After the Rolling Stone newspaper called for them to be hanged, a gay...
View ArticleResearch finds straight men are happy to kiss
Research has suggested that straight male students are happy to show affection to their same-sex friends. Eric Anderson, a sociology lecturer at Bath University’s department of education, found that 89...
View ArticleTributes to ‘brave’ gay rights campaigner David Kato
Ugandan gay rights campaigner David Kato was brave, inspiring and stubborn, his friends and supporters say. The primary school teacher joined the fight for equal rights in Uganda in 1998, when he...
View ArticleUgandan gay rights activist beaten to death
A Ugandan gay rights campaigner who sued a newspaper for publishing the names and photos of gay people has been beaten to death. David Kato’s death is being investigated by police and activists say he...
View ArticleNigeria seeks to strengthen anti-gay laws
Lawmakers in Nigeria hope to pass a bill which strengthens laws against homosexuality. The legislation seeks to criminalise same-sex marriage. Its sponsor, Senator Domingo Obende, claimed that gay...
View ArticleUgandan activist receives RFK Human Rights Award
Frank Mugisha, a Ugandan gay rights activist, has been received the 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Mugisha is the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, which supports the lesbian,...
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