Tag: anti-gay
Kyrgyz Parliament considering homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law
On 26 March, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan published a draft bill that would impose tough sanctions for any speech or action leading to “a positive attitude towards non-traditional sexual relations”, i.e. non-heterosexual relationships.
Chris Pine criticizes Russia’s anti-gay law
Chris Pine says the US should have done more in the run-up to the Sochi Olympics to protest Russia’s anti-gay legislation, which he calls ‘clearly awful, archaic, hostile nonsense.’
US preachers lit homophobia fuse
American evangelists were responsible for fostering a turning point in Uganda’s attitudes towards LGBTI people.
Uganda: Sanctions urged against homophobic leaders
Responding to the Ugandan president signing into law the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, said:
Ugandan Newspaper Publishes Names of Gays, Incites Hatred
The United Nations human rights office said today that the publication by a Ugandan newspaper of the names and photos of people it claims are homosexual violates basic rights to privacy and dignity, and called on media outlets to refrain from actions that fuel hatred and violence.
Uganda anti-gay bill author David Bahati says Western aid cuts are a small price to pay
The author, David Bahati, of Uganda’s anti-gay bill, which criminalises homosexuality, has said aid cuts by Western donors totalling millions are a price worth paying to protect the nation’s moral values.