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US Mark Takano Reps Joyce Beatty Protesters against Uganda antigay legislation
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21 U.S. Reps. condemn Uganda's 'draconian' anti-LGBTQ+ law: 'State-sponsored violence'

Reps. Mark Takano and Joyce Beatty have led the effort to introduce a resolution to condemn Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act, "one of the harshest anti-LGBTQI+ laws the world has seen."

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Ugandan Pres. Leads Parade Celebrating Antigay Law

'I am now mobilized to fight this war' against homosexuality, said Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni.

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Uganda's Politicians Double Down as World Outrage Spreads

As the world waits for President Yoweri Museveni to sign the hateful Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, activists in Uganda and around the world are mobilizing.

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WATCH: LGBT Ugandans In Hiding, Suicidal After 'Jail the Gays' Law

Since President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law in February, LGBT Ugandans are living in fear -- going into hiding and even contemplating suicide, say activists on the ground.

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Trial Delayed for LGBT Ugandans as Activists Picket President in London

LGBT Ugandans and allies staged a protest outside a London hotel where President Yoweri Museveni was speaking, while the first LGBT people to face formal charges for gay sex were granted bail.

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Ugandas President Opposes Death Penalty for Gays

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Ugandan President to Soften Antigay Bill

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Gay lawmaker demands to know extent of U.S. Christian group's ties to Uganda's deadly antigay law

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, sent a pointed letter to the Fellowship Foundation, the right-wing group also known as the Family.

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Ugandan President to Sign 'Jail the Gays' Bill

Reports coming from Uganda indicate that President Yoweri Museveni is ready to sign the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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Ugandan President 'Won't Rush' to Sign 'Jail the Gays' Bill

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said he won't be pressured to sign into law a bill that would mandate life imprisonment for LGBT people.

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Ugandan President Will Sign Antigay Bill if Science Proves It's A Choice

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said he will only sign the country's 'pAnti-Homosexuality Bill'p if scientists can prove that gay people are not born that way

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Some Ugandans Are Gay, Get Over It

Six months after President Yoweri Museveni signs a draconian antigay bill into law, and less than two weeks after that law was overturned, (invitation-only) Uganda Pride goes off without a hitch.

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Ugandan Lawmaker Promises Homophobia for the Holidays

Recalling a promise made by another parliamentarian in 2012, a Ugandan legislator says the nation will get a new 'jail the gays' act just in time for Christmas.

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WATCH: Ugandan President Cheered for War on Homosexuals

The lawmaker will sign an anti-homosexuality bill that mandates sentences -- including life in prison -- for those accused of either having sex with members of their own gender, not reporting LGBT people to authorities, or supporting LGBT people or civil rights.

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First Man Faces Death Penalty for 'Aggravated Homosexuality' in Uganda

Four others have been arrested under the new law passed in May.

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John Kerry Condemns New Law on Phone Call With Uganda President

Secretary of State John Kerry hopped on the phone with Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni.

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Ugandan President Didn't Sign Bill Jailing 'Abnormal' Gays

President Yoweri Museveni refused to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill at this point but still said that gay people are 'abnormal.'

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Kerry Threatens Aid Cuts Over Uganda's 'Jail the Gays' Law

After weeks of flip-flopping, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signed into law a bill that imposes lifetime prison sentences for many LGBT people.

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Should Obama Host Uganda's Antigay President at Summit?

LGBT ally Milton Allimadi's Change.org petition calls on the U.S. president to exclude Museveni for homophobic remarks, alleged war crimes, and signing Uganda's draconian antigay law.

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What Are the Chances Uganda Will Just Pass a New Antigay Law?

Apparently hoping to skirt international critique while also appeasing rabidly antigay lawmakers in his own party, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is walking a fine line. 

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Down to the Wire: Actual Science vs. Uganda's 'Scientists'

American scientists and even the president take on the two-page press release from supposed 'scientists' that convinced the Ugandan president to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill.