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| Comrade Stalin |
Or you're ed...
KAMPALA, Uganda – A controversial newspaper in Kampala published photos, names and home addresses of gay Ugandans on Monday — the second time the paper has done so — prompting a rights group to seek a legal injunction against the publication.
The paper's managing editor, Giles Muhame, said he plans to continue publishing photos of gay men in order to "help them live responsible lives."
Earlier this month the paper — called Rolling Stone but not linked to the American magazine of the same name — published a front page story featuring a list of what the paper said were Uganda's 100 "top" homosexuals. Rights activists said the story prompted attacks against at least four gay Ugandans.
Sexual Minorities Uganda has asked the country's highest court to issue an injunction against publishing the faces of gays in future editions.
"We now live in fear," said Julian Onzeima, the group's coordinator. "The Rolling Stone paper has led to people turning against us."
Gays in Uganda say they have faced a year of attacks and harassment since a lawmaker introduced a bill in October 2009 that would impose the death penalty for some homosexual acts and life in prison for others. The bill has not come up for a vote.
The legislation was drawn up following a visit by leaders of U.S. conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy they say allows gays to become heterosexual.
The bill became political poison after international condemnation, and many Christian leaders have denounced it. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Well that's gay. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Pretty sure Rolling Stone is their architecture/construction digest. |
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| hasbone |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Pretty sure Rolling Stone is their architecture/construction digest. |
rimshot! |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Comrade Stalin
a lawmaker introduced a bill in October 2009 that would impose the death penalty for some homosexual acts and life in prison for others. |
Jesus... get out of the ing stone age already. Uncivilized animals. |
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| Moongoose |
| You will be delighted to learn that the idea for that law allegedly came from american conservatives... |
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| enydo |
I heard it was some loony religious nut who went over there to basically instill this type of bull rhetoric within the population because most of them don't know any better.
Not sure if that's actually true though. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
You will be delighted to learn that the idea for that law allegedly came from american conservatives... |
Right... haha. They've been doing that for a long time in that part of the world; longer than America has been a country. Don't start telling me that Iran stones women for adultery and hangs gays because of the American religious Right too. :p |
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| Moongoose |
| No, but then again american conservatives dont have a habbit of inviting dirty muslim dignitaries over and telling them how bad gays are...but they are quite keen on inviting decent, god fearing christian nutcases/lawmakers from 3rd world countries and telling them how dreadful the gays are and what they should do with them :p |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
No, but then again american conservatives dont have a habbit of inviting dirty muslim dignitaries over and telling them how bad gays are...but they are quite keen on inviting decent, god fearing christian nutcases/lawmakers from 3rd world countries and telling them how dreadful the gays are and what they should do with them :p |
haha... man, I can't even keep up with this one. :D |
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| Lilith |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
You will be delighted to learn that the idea for that law allegedly came from american conservatives... |
Christianity and 'conditional aid' has been there for some time with the very first missionaries from Europe and the US, basically you'll get educated/assistance provided you follow the political and religious leanings of the donor state or church. Or if you don't, just buy cheap guns from the Chinese, Russians or Americans and do it your own way...
The latest evangelical movement there does borrow heavily from its US counterparts- if they're living vicariously through them its probably done fairly quietly. |
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