Uganda government outlaws female circumcision
FOX 11 Tucson - Fri Dec 11, 6:19 am ETKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan official says that parliament has passed a bill banning female genital mutilation.
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NYC Gay-Bashing Victim Speaks
The Advocate - Fri Dec 11, 12:07 pm ETTarlach MacNiallais, the gay Irish activist who says he was assaulted by bouncers in a Queens nightclub on Saturday, spoke about the attack.
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Elton and Judy Voted Top Gay Icons
The Advocate - Fri Dec 11, 11:38 am ETA poll released Thursday listed Elton John and Judy Garland as the greatest gay icons of all time.
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Uganda to Send Oil Workers to Cuba for Training, Vision Reports
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 1:52 am ETDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Uganda , where commercially viable crude deposits have been found, will send oil workers to Cuba for training, New Vision reported, citing a statement from the president’s office.
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AFRICA: Judges join AIDS fight
IRIN - Fri Dec 11, 2:30 pm ETJOHANNESBURG, 11 December 2009 (IRIN) - Twenty-five years into the HIV epidemic, a multitude of laws, international guidelines and government commitments have been drafted to ensure the rights of people living with HIV, but few cases have found their way into the courts, and even fewer have led to successful outcomes.
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Out EEOC Nominee Gets Committee Nod
The Advocate - Fri Dec 11, 9:07 am ETChai Feldblum, the out lesbian nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, received approval from the U.S. Senate Health Committee on Thursday.
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Harper as Bankhead Gets Looped
The Advocate - Fri Dec 11, 3:22 am ETValerie Harper will go bi on the Broadway stage as Tallulah Bankhead in a new comedy Looped, opening in March.
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PepsiCo statement on anti-gay Uganda concert
365 Gay - Mon Dec 7, 3:19 pm ETPepsiCo responds to 365gay's query about the anti-gay Uganda concert.
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Rachel Maddow Pwns "Formerly" Gay Author Who "Cures" Gays
Gothamist - Wed Dec 9, 11:44 am ETIn New Jersey, the legislature is poised to vote on whether gays can marry. In Uganda, they're debating legislation to kill them. Last night, Rachel Maddow interviewed an author named Richard Cohen, who says he used to be gay—until he cured himself. Now he writes books helping others straighten up too! His book Coming Out Straight has been cited by the Ugandan proponents of executing homosexuals ...
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Special Reports
Online Journal - Wed Dec 9, 12:54 am ET( WMR ) -- Noted Belgian expert on the history and politics of central Africa’s Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Dr. Filip Reyntjens of the Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) in Antwerp, spoke at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University in Washington on December 3 and leveled a broadside on the policies of Rwanda’s ...
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Uganda's parliament criminalizes female circumcision with life imprisonment for offenders
The Morning Call - Fri Dec 11, 6:13 am ETKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's parliament has approved a bill banning female genital mutilation.
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Uganda government outlaws female circumcision
FOX 11 Tucson - Fri Dec 11, 8:32 am ETKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's parliament has approved a bill banning female genital mutilation.
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Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill: U.S., Western Donors Keep Quiet
Time Magazine - Wed Dec 9, 5:19 pm ETWhy are Western donors funding AIDS efforts in Uganda, a country set to introduce a law that would execute people found guilty of "aggravated homosexuality"?
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Rick Warren Condemns Uganda Anti-Gay Bill After Pressure
Time Magazine - Thu Dec 10, 2:48 pm ETAfter criticism over Rick Warren's silence on Uganda's anti-gay bill grew, the influential Purpose Driven Life preacher released a statement making clear he opposes the proposed law
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Uganda debates death penalty for gays in proposed law; activists say bill promotes hatred
Sun-Sentinel - Tue Dec 8, 1:19 pm ETKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
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Death penalty for gays? Uganda debates proposal
NBC26 Green Bay - Tue Dec 8, 1:36 pm ETKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
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