Yesterday, after traveling from Uganda to the United States, 12 LGBTI rights activists pressed their case that anti-gay Pastor Scott Lively should go on trial for human rights violations for his role in pushing for Uganda’s now-defunct Anti-Homosexuality Act. “Lively worked to erase LGBTI Ugandans from civil and political life,” said Rutgers University law professor … Continue reading
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Nov. 9 invitation: Gather to support trial of anti-gay pastor
[Republished] Opponents of the work of anti-gay evangelist Scott Lively are hoping for a courtroom full of LGBTI rights supporters on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the rescheduled date for the next court hearing in the case against Lively on charges of crimes against humanity. The federal lawsuit against Lively was filed by the Center for Constitutional … Continue reading
Comic preview of serious Ugandan human rights case
Today this blog republishes an accurate comic-strip-style presentation of “The Case Against Scott Lively,” the anti-gay American pastor who is being sued in federal court for human rights abuses. The public is invited to attend (rescheduled) oral arguments in the case starting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at U.S. District Court, Suite 120, 300 State … Continue reading
Invitation: Support trial of anti-gay pastor in U.S.
Opponents of the work of anti-gay evangelist Scott Lively are hoping for a courtroom full of LGBTI rights supporters on Wednesday, Nov. 9 [revised date], the rescheduled date for the next court hearing in the case against Lively on charges of crimes against humanity. The federal lawsuit against Lively was filed by the Center for … Continue reading
Dangers of Uganda, Pakistan would await LGBT deportees
A gay man in Britain and a lesbian in Massachusetts have been fighting bureaucratic obstacles that could lead to their deportation to their home countries, where homosexuality is a criminal offense. In one case, Felix Wamala, 41, was scheduled to be sent back to Uganda today (May 4) from London because he couldn’t meet an … Continue reading