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Hello SFGH!
I know you are all incredibly busy with finals, but somebody in one of my classes sent me this article and I was shocked by it, and thought I would send it to you. The article is about Uganda. The country is trying to pass a bill that would condemn any gay person with HIV/AIDS to death. This is the bill, outlined in bulletpoints:
Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2009:
The proposed bill would:
* Reaffirm the lifetime sentence currently provided upon conviction
of homosexuality, and extends the definition from sexual activity to
merely "touch[ing] another person with the intention of committing the
act of homosexuality."
* Create a new category of "aggravated homosexuality" which
provides for the death penalty for "repeat offenders" and for cases
where the individual is HIV-positive.
* Criminalizes all speech and peaceful assembly for those who
advocate on behalf of LGBT citizens in Uganda with fines and
imprisonment of between five and seven years.
* Criminalizes the act of obtaining a same-sex marriage abroad with lifetime imprisonment.
* Adds a clause which forces friends or family members to report
LGBT persons to police within 24-hours of learning about that
individual's homosexuality or face fines or imprisonment of up to three
years.
* Adds an extra-territorial and extradition provisions, allowing Uganda to prosecute LGBT Ugandans living abroad.
(Source: http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/10/uganda_considers_barbaric_anti.php)
I sent you a couple articles about the bill if you're interested in them. The first article is shorter than the second. Good luck on your finals!
Angela Kohama
Logistics & Outreach Coordinator
Link 1:
http://www.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Uganda-s-Radical-Anti-Gay-Measure-and-the-American-Religious-Right
Link 2:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/29/uganda-death-sentence-gay-sex
