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Alert: Anti-LGBT Ugandan Bill Reportedly Up for Discussion in Parliament Next Week
Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill, which would make homosexuality a crime punishable by death in some circumstances, is reportedly coming up in the Ugandan Parliament next week.
According to Box Turtle Bulletin:
“Moments ago, the online news portal UGPulse reported that the Ugandan Parliament’s Business Committee will hold discussions on the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Monday, February 6.
In a letter to MPs on the committee from the office of the Clerk to Parliament, the meeting slated for Monday next week is expected to consider the legislative programme for the 3rd meeting of the 1st session of the 9th Parliament.
The Business Committee is presided over by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who is believed to be a bill supporter. Membership also includes the “Leader of Government Business,” although the Parliament’s web site doesn’t specify who that is. M.P. David Bahati, the bill’s sponsor, is also the acting head of the ruling party’s caucus, and that position might give him a presence at that meeting.”
Read the full post over at BTB.
A handful of U.S. extremists, such as the disgraced Paul Cameron and Lou Engle’s International House of Prayer, have played a role in whipping up anti-gay frenzy in Uganda in the past. The legislation didn’t receive a vote in the 2010-11 session, but debate was re-opened last October.
