In the News: Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law

The anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda, which was signed by President Museveni on February 24, may have implications for aid, given that Uganda receives over $400 million annually in funding for its development programs. Many religious leaders in Uganda have voiced their views in favour of the ‘notorious’ bill, and some churches – though certainly not all – in the US and the UK also expressed support.

Uganda’s Gays Are Just the Latest Victims of Museveni’s Lust for Power
by Simon Allison in The Daily Maverick

Ugandan Bishops Push Notorious Anti-Gay Bill
by Peter Montgomery in Religion Dispatches Magazine

Uganda Church Rejects Anti-Gay Criticism
in Al Jazeera

Museveni ‘Seeks US Advice on Homosexuality’
in BBC News

Museveni Responds to Obama on Anti-Gay Bill
in New Vision (Uganda)