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First lady Janet detests gays

Posted by GAYS AND LESBIANS RIGHTS UGANDA (GLRU) on Saturday, July 20, 2013, In : new 

 By Frank
First lady, Janet Museveni is reported to have said that the Anti Homosexuality Bill is not meant to persecute gay people, noting that Ugandans do not necessarily kill them although adding that they are not admired either.

The remarks were made, and noted by Uganda’s Observer newspaper that claims the president’s wife reportedly told a human rights delegation that had visited President Museveni.

Last month, a delegation from America’s Robert F Kennedy Centre for Justice and Huma...


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Kill the Gays bill is back in Uganda's parliament

Posted by GAYS AND LESBIANS RIGHTS UGANDA (GLRU) on Saturday, February 9, 2013, In : new 

By Sebowa                                                                                                                                                Uganda's Parliament that  returned from recess on its third day, of its second session  the 9th Parliament,  moved the Anti-homosexuality bill from Number 8 to number 6 on the Order Papers (Agenda).  The Bill,  commonly known as The Kill the Gays Bill, which was at number 1 spot last year, was not passed last year as promised by Speaker ...


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Joseph Kaweesi Founder of Youth on rock Foundation LGBT group arrested for homosexuality

Posted by GAYS AND LESBIANS RIGHTS UGANDA (GLRU) on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, In : new 
 By Joy

  
2012 has ended on a sad note as  one of the founder  of an LGBTI group Youth on Rock Foundation was arrested in Kawempe by police officers charging him with crimes relating to homosexuality .The act of the police just shows the continued unabated hostility harassment of LGBT community in Uganda as government officers misinform the public ,stir hatred.
One of our member has been at Kawempe police station were Joseph is still being held trying to secure his release, police say there are...
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Cabinet Minister storms LGBT meeting

Posted by GAYS AND LESBIANS RIGHTS UGANDA (GLRU) on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, In : new 
By Fred Muwanguzi Minister of ethics and integrity a catholic priest Simon Lukodo who said nobody would block the anti homosexuality bill on valentine's day tuesday stormed and ordered for the arrest of some members who had gathered for capacity building workshop at the Imperial Resort Hotel, later he blocked the LGBT conference some us narrowly survived being arrested and had to flee for our dear lives.
He ordered the management of the five star hotel ,Imperial Resort Beach Hotel to kick us o...
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Wikileaks Janet behind gays bill

Posted by GAYS AND LESBIANS RIGHTS UGANDA (GLRU) on Monday, September 12, 2011, In : new 

 BY Pauline                                                                                                                                                            The First Lady Ms Janet Museveni, was behind the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, US Ambassador to Uganda, Jerry Lanier, said in a leaked diplomatic cable.

The revelation was made by Senior Presidential Adviser John Nagenda, during a discussion with a US embassy political officer.

In Mr Lanier’s comments which were leaked on S...


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