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Bruce Wilson: KONY 2012 Effort a 'Trojan Horse,' Says Invisible Children Cofounder Russell

2012-04-06T19:11:52Z

While most mainstream media continues to uncritically report on the Invisible Children effort, there is a growing body of reporting tying the KONY 2012 authors to the politicized Christian right.

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Vincent Warren: From Prejudice to Persecution: Some on the Religious Right Have Crossed the Line in the Anti-gay Crusade

2012-03-30T12:36:35Z

U.S. anti-gay crusaders have taken their show on the road and as a result there is a human rights crisis brewing for LGBT people in Uganda.

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Michelangelo Signorile Talks Sexual Politics, Obama's Gay Marriage Stance On 'The Young Turks'

2012-03-16T11:09:00Z

HuffPost Gay Voices Editor-at-Large and Sirius OutQ radio host Michelangelo Signorile offered his views on the Obama administration's "evolution" on s...

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U.S. Pastor Sued For Allegedly Running Uganda Anti-Gay Effort

2012-03-14T15:51:00Z

BOSTON — An East African gay advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a Massachusetts evangelist, alleging he has waged a decade...

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Jordan Bach: God Loves Gays

2012-03-02T11:58:51Z

I recorded my first YouTube video with the intention of illuminating the fact that, despite everything we've heard, God loves gay people.

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Bridgit Antoinette Evans: Fighting Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Laws... With A Pen

2012-02-17T22:22:00Z

She wasn't arrested. Still, Ugandan writer Judy Adong knew the risks when she organized a recent reading of her play, Just You, Me, and the Silence, about her country's anti-homosexuality laws.

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Uganda Police Shut Down LGBT Advocacy Group's Meeting

2012-02-14T15:58:00Z

KAMPALA, Uganda -- A gay activist in Uganda says that the country's ethics minister, accompanied by police, broke up a meeting of gay participants.

A...

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Something To Celebrate: 12 Of The Best LGBT Moments Of The Week

2012-02-10T16:16:53Z

In our bi-monthly series Something To Celebrate we take a look at the biggest and best LGBT moments of the week.

Something To Celebrate was develo...

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Kerry Kennedy: Ugandan Parliament Acts to Legalize Hate Against the LGBTI Community

2012-02-09T21:00:00Z

If we support the human and civil rights of our LGBTI citizens in the United States, we must also vigorously advocate against the passage of this bill and act to stop state-sanctioned homophobia from taking root in any country.

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Uganda Government Distances Itself From Anti-Gay Bill

2012-02-09T09:59:00Z

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Uganda's government does not support a parliamentarian's decision to reintroduce a bill that originally proposed the death penalty ...

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Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson: David Kato: A Hero of Hope

2012-01-26T20:01:00Z

One year ago we lost a hero: David Kato was murdered in his home in Uganda. David did not become a hero because he died as an advocate for LGBT people; he was a hero because he lived for equality, despite death threats and despite all apparent odds.

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Uganda Ambassador Withdraws From MLK Event In Maryland

2012-01-14T16:12:40Z

WASHINGTON -- Uganda's ambassador to the United States will not speak at an event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. in Maryland after concerns were...

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Humanitarian Award-Winning Ugandan Gay Activist Fears For His Life

2012-01-12T09:09:57Z

A Ugandan gay activist who wrote a New York Times op-ed piece in December, speaking out against homophobia in his country enforced by the government a...

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The Gray Area Of Gay Refugees

2011-12-01T15:41:54Z

The two tender, soft-spoken Ugandans shared a circle of good friends back in their hometown of Kampala. They were close with their families and they s...

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Mark Canavera: Not in our name: African human rights activists reject UK aid conditionality

2011-11-29T15:45:50Z

An oft-told African proverb (whose precise culture of origin often changes with the teller) asserts that "When elephants fight, the grass suffers." Pu...

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Kerry Kennedy: Honoring Frank Mugisha -- A Courageous Advocate For Equality In Uganda

2011-11-15T11:17:59Z

There are 32 million people in Uganda, of whom approximately 500,000 or LGBTI, of whom 10 are activists, of whom only five are willing to speak in front of a microphone. Frank is the leader of the five.

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Darnell L. Moore: An Interview with Frank Mugisha, LGBT Freedom Fighter in Uganda

2011-11-14T16:02:00Z

Frank Mugisha, the leader of Sexual Minorities Uganda, will receive two prestigious prizes this month in recognition of his tireless advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ Ugandans. We caught up with Frank to get his response to the news of the awards.

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Ugandan Gay Activist Wins Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

2011-11-10T09:16:55Z

WASHINGTON — A gay rights activist in Uganda, where a bill that would punish gays with prison or death has stirred worldwide outrage, received t...

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Anti-LGBT Group's Banquet Draws Protest, Vandalism

2011-10-17T11:59:06Z

A banquet hosted by a "hate group" in honor of an Evangelical leader tied to a controversial Ugandan anti-gay bill drew protests from LGBT activists i...

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Elton John: There's a Global War Against the Right of Gay People to Live and Love. We Need to Fight Back

2011-10-10T12:28:12Z

There is a global war going on against the right of an entire group to fall in love. But this doesn't have to happen, and a new group, if it is supported, could ensure just that.

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Rev. Dr. Cindi Love: The Separation Of Church And Hate

2011-07-05T18:00:44Z

For those who insist that we are and must be a Christian Nation, may I suggest that the current "Kill the Gays" strategy is not only flawed, it is anything but Christ-like.

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Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.: What Is Next For The Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill? (UPDATE)

2011-05-12T16:37:00Z

Nearly 2 million people have signed online petitions urging Uganda's politicians to reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The bill would make all same-sex intimacy punishable by life in prison.

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Bishop Gene Robinson: Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill Must Be Stopped

2011-05-12T13:27:47Z

With all the natural disasters occurring recently -- earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornadoes -- it's easy to miss the man-made disaster about to occur in Uganda. But it will destroy countless lives. And unlike the natural disasters we can do something to stop it.

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Emma Ruby-Sachs: Uganda's Attack on Gays -- Down to the Wire

2011-05-11T12:21:40Z

It's been a tense 48 hours -- just days ago it looked like the Ugandan Parliament was going to use mounting violence in the streets over a potentially rigged election to force a monstrous anti-gay bill through Parliament.

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Chi Mgbako: Fighting For LGBT Rights In Africa

2011-05-03T15:46:00Z

African community groups championing the rights of Africa's sexual minorities are publicly condemning institutionalized homophobia and filing lawsuits arguing for the recognition of LGBT rights.

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