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Ugandan Parliamentarians Condemned for Meeting Anti-Gay Rights Militants
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BRUSSELS, March 9, 2009 – The attendance of several Ugandan parliamentarians at an anti-gay conference in Kampala at the weekend has been condemned by the European Parliament’s all-party “intergroup” for gay and lesbian rights.
The conference featured keynote American speakers Scott Lively, Don Schmierer, Caleb Lee Brundidge and Stephen Langa. Also attending were Uganda-based groups working to diminish human rights of gay and transgender men and women.
“It is very sad that representatives of Ugandan parliament who should work for the rights of every Ugandan citizen, gravely discredit themselves by meeting people who work to spread hate and diminish rights of other human beings,” said Michael Cashman, president of the Intergroup.
“It would never be acceptable for any member of the European Parliament to meet, for example, representatives of Ku Klux Klan; thus I do not understand the rational of those Ugandan parliamentarians who agreed to the meeting with anti-gay militants.”
Raúl Romeva, vice-president of the Intergroup for the GREENS/EFA added: “If these Ugandan parliamentarians are serious about respecting the constitution of their country and in particular Chapter 4 on Protection and promotion of fundamental and other human rights and freedoms, they should instead be working towards abolishing those discriminatory laws of Uganda which still deny full human rights to gay and lesbian citizens.”
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Revisionist Scott Lively has talked Ugandan anti-gay activist Stephen Langa
and a Ugandan parliamentarian into proposing a law forcing people convicted
of homosexuality into ex-gay therapy. (Box Turtle Bulletin, March 6,
2009)
'Healing' by Harming.
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conference currently taking place in Kampala, Uganda. (IGLHRC, March
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U.S. Religious Right Exports Homophobia to Africa. A seminar which
features Scott Lively and is designed to attack lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) Ugandans under the cloak of religion has been strongly
condemned by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
and Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). (UK Gay News, March 5, 2009)
Spreading Lies in Kampala. By Victor Mukasa. The long
awaited anti-gay workshop featuring some of the most virulent homophobes
from the U.S. religious right started today at the Triangle Hotel in
Kampala. The workshop, which is scheduled to last 3 days, attracted about 50
participants, including counselors from schools and churches, students,
clergy and representatives from NGOs and Christian organizations. Five
participants attended on behalf of the LGBTI community. (IGLHRC, March
5, 2009)
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Posted: 9 March 2009 at 14:00 (UK time) |
