James Inhofe, anti-LGBTQ+ former Republican senator, dead at 89
Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, was a homophobe, transphobe, and denier of climate change.
July 9, 2024
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Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, was a homophobe, transphobe, and denier of climate change.
"When you’re given the opportunity to publicly oppose a law that permits the government to execute LGBTQI+ people just because of who they are, why wouldn’t you take it?" says Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan.
Four others have been arrested under the new law passed in May.
A Ugandan official says the abhorrent legislation is needed because of "recruitment by gay people."
Reports from Uganda indicate that the administration wants to shelve the bill that would punish gay people with death in certain instances.
The men were forced to undergo anal exams, amounting to torture, LGBTQ rights activists said.
U.S. GOP Rep. Tim Walberg told Ugandan political leaders to "stand firm" against international pressure during an October speech at an event that heard speakers call LGBTQ+ rights advocates "a force from the bottom of hell."