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beam me up scottie

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3. Thanks for posting this.
Sat May 16, 2015, 04:11 PM
May 2015

I don't get HBO but found this info on BBC:

Uganda planning new anti-gay law despite opposition
10 November 2014

Uganda plans to introduce a new anti-gay law that will withstand any legal challenge, a government minister has told the BBC.

It will not explicitly refer to homosexuality, but will rely on the penal code which prescribes a life sentence for "unnatural acts", he said.

Activists say the plan is more draconian than anti-gay legislation annulled by the courts in August.

...

'Language twisted'

The minister, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the proposed legislation will be a streamlined version of the annulled Anti-Homosexuality Act.

It will clarify what constitutes the promotion and funding of "unnatural" acts, he said.

...

Gay-rights activist Frank Mugisha said a leaked copy of the bill suggested that it would be harsher than the previous legislation.

"They have just twisted the language but it is the same thing. It's actually worse because the 'promotion' part is harsher and it will punish the funding of LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] and human rights groups," Mr Mugisha was quoted by the UK's Guardian newspaper as saying

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29994678


Does anyone know the status of this new legislation?

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