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'Hang them': Uganda paper publishes photos of gays
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Oct 20, 2010 02:14pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | GODFREY OLUKYA and JASON STRAZIUSO |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 04:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The front-page newspaper story featured a list of Uganda's 100 "top" homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: "Hang Them." Alongside their photos were the men's names and addresses.
In the days since it was published, at least four gay Ugandans on the list have been attacked and many others are in hiding, according to rights activist Julian Onziema. One person named in the story had stones thrown at his house by neighbors.
A lawmaker in this conservative African country introduced a bill a year ago that would have imposed the death penalty for some homosexual acts and life in prison for others. An international uproar ensued, and the bill was quietly shelved.
But gays in Uganda say they have faced a year of harassment and attacks since the bill's introduction.
The legislation was drawn up following a visit by leaders of U.S. conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy they say allows gays to become heterosexual. |
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