Tag Archives: Uganda
What We Missed
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary. – Chicago Defender (November 28, 1962) It’s Malcolm X’s birthday. He would have turned 86 if he were alive today. Is Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill not dead after all? Fox News had their transphobic expert doctor contend that [...]
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Quick Hit: Anti-gay bill not on agenda in Uganda Parliament today
The reviling anti-gay bill introduced in 2009 and debated last Friday appears to not be on the agenda in Parliament today in Uganda, where it had been slated for debate. Some speculate it is because Parliament is going on break while other’s are suggesting it is because of the international outcry the bill has inspired. [...]
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What We Missed
Dagmar Wilson, founder of Women Strike for Peace and organizer of a 50,000 women protest against nuclear weapons in 1961, has passed away. In Egypt, protesters are calling for a million person march tomorrow while many foreigners are being evacuated. Global Voices Online has a great round-up of videos of other nations marching in solidarity [...]
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Ugandan activist named on anti-gay hit list found murdered
Trigger warning Fucking fuck. Remember the Ugandan newspaper “hit list” of 100 gay and lesbians, including names, pictures, and home addresses including a headline reading “Hang Them”? Well, after months of fear, hiding and even some attacks, one of those individuals — gay rights activist David Kato — was found beaten to death in his [...]
Quick hit: New Nigerian law would criminalize merely supporting gays and lesbians