Richard Rosendall, president of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C., appealed today to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to denounce statements made by Anglican Archbishop Stanley Ntagali at today’s celebration of the new anti-gay law in Uganda. Rosendall invited others to send similar emails to Welby at contact@lambethpalace.org.uk. Please denounce rally statements by … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
The rotten roots of Uganda’s anti-gay celebration
LGBT rights activists in Uganda were rattled by the display of widespread anti-gay sentiment and the ill-informed homophobic speech given by President Yoweri Museveni during today’s Parade and Thanksgiving Celebration for the enactment of the country’s harsh new Anti-Homosexuality Act. In his speech, Museveni disregarded the broad scientific consensus that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon, … Continue reading
Defying judge, Jamaican police evict LGBT youth
Yvonne McCalla-Sobers reports from Jamaica: Defying court order, Jamaican police again evict homeless LGBT youth from sewers, give youth ultimatum to leave by April 1. In the early morning of March 30, Commander Murdock of the New Kingston police post and his team raided the sewers where homeless LGBT youth have been forced to live. … Continue reading
LGBT in Zambia: ‘How many more lives will be ruined?’
In response to the latest court case against alleged homosexuals in Zambia, the leader of the Zambian human rights organization Friends of Rainka has called for an end to persecution of LGBT people. Juliet Mphande, executive director of Friends of Rainka, said: ”The situation for LGBTI persons in Zambia becomes more urgent than ever. How … Continue reading
So far, 2 jailed lesbians are on their own in Cameroon
No help is currently on the way for two lesbians arrested and jailed on homosexuality charges in Ebolowa in southern Cameroon, according to the anti-AIDS, pro-human-rights group Camfaids. Camfaids arranges help for LGBT prisoners and defendants in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde, but Ebolowa is 160 kilometers south of there. Under Cameroonian law, prison sentences … Continue reading
6 in court facing anti-gay charges in Zambia, Emirates
In recent days, anti-homosexuality laws have resulted in three court cases involving six defendants in two countries: Zambia: 11 months in prison with no conviction, no bail The trial of James Mwape and Philip Mubiana has been adjourned to April 4, Zambian activists report. The magistrate handling the matter was said to be attending a … Continue reading
Anglican leader: How ‘red flag’ words harm LGBT Africans
In an interview, African Anglican leader James Tengatenga advises Westerners to be careful of their language when advocating for an end to repression of sexual minorities in Africa. He also discusses the changing post-colonial, post-Cold War politics in which debates over human rights occur in Africa. Excepts from an article by Ken Williams, editor-in-chief of … Continue reading
4 steps U.S. is taking to counter Uganda’s anti-gay law
BuzzFeed reports that the United States will take these four measures in response to Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act: 1. Money will be shifted away from the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, a group that has publicly come out in support of the anti-gay law and has received millions of dollars in grants from the United States … Continue reading
Family rejection, threats follow anti-gay Ugandan law
The passage and signing of Uganda’s anti-gay law have caused immediate turmoil in the lives of the country’s LGBT people, even though it has not officially taken effect, Ugandan activist Clare Byarugaba told a gathering in Los Angeles earlier this month. “As a lesbian living in Uganda, it has been very difficult,” Byarugaba told the … Continue reading
WRONG: Uganda moves slowly on anti-gay law
CORRECTION: The Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act was published (“gazetted”) on March 10, which is contrary to what this article reported on March 22. The newly italicized portions of this article turned out to be incorrect. — Editor, April 2014] Ugandan supporters of LGBT rights have clarified the status of the country’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act, [which has … Continue reading
