Melanie Nathan, Publisher of Gay U.S.A. Blog: “Do not be fooled by procedural ploys or Ugandan reports. Activists are urged to sign petition and organize protests.”

The Uganda Daily Monitor has written a report stating that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill has been dropped. However this is not correct. Warren Throckmorten has reported that Bahati has no intention of dropping th bill, citing that it is now the property (so to speak) of the Parliament and must be voted upon accordingly.

It is imperative that activists turn up the heat at this time, so that Uganda can see what the world thinks of this impending law.

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Jay, a 27-year-old lesbian in Uganda, touches the scar tissue starting to form between her nose and lip. The tall, sturdily built woman was attacked last week outside her gate by two men she believes followed her home from a bar. They punched her repeatedly and when she tried to get away they said, “Come back; we’re not finished with you. You are spoiling our children!” she recalled.

Since the October 2009 introduction in parliament of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, a proposal that called for the execution of some homosexuals, enduring accusations of “recruiting” the nation’s youth and suffering physical attack “is what it takes to be a lesbian in Uganda,” said Jay.

On May 13, the speaker of parliament in this small East African nation suspended the legislative body without allowing MPs a chance to discuss the proposed anti-homosexuality law. Ugandan gays and lesbians say that while they are relieved the legislation is off the table for now, they fear it will be re-introduced when parliament reconvenes.

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A bill calling for gay people to be imprisoned for life has been dropped by the Ugandan parliament after worldwide condemnation.

The fiercely controversial legislation, first put forward in 2009, was discussed in committee on Friday. It was due to be debated on Wednesday but was removed from the MPs’ timetable.

With the current parliament about to be dissolved, the bill appears to have been put on hold indefinitely – but campaigners warned it could be reintroduced in the next session.

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The Ugandan Parliament will reconvene next week to reconsider an anti-gay bill first proposed in 2009. Gay sex is already punishable by life in prison in the country, but the new bill would impose the death penalty on gay people convicted of having sex with minors or the disabled.

Gay people who are HIV positive would also face the death penalty for having sex. The bill would also impose jail terms on those who do not inform police of suspected homosexuals.

In January, the Ugandan activist David Kato was murdered in his home near Kampala. Kato was a gay activist who led the challenge against the bill. Kato’s death underlined the dangerous situation under which many gay and lesbian Ugandans live.

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