All Entries Tagged With: "Uganda"
Pastors stand against anti-gay Ugandan bill
Several local religious leaders spearheaded a vigil Tuesday in D.C. to support LGBT people in Uganda. Lawmakers in the African nation are considering an anti-gay bill that could make homosexuality punishable by imprisonment or death. About 20 people attended the vigil at National City Christian Church. (DC Agenda video by Steve Fox)
Senate passes resolution against anti-gay Uganda bill
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved by unanimous consent a resolution condemning harshly
State Dept. report identifies LGBT abuses abroad
A new State Department report reveals LGBT people in many foreign countries continue to endure
U.S. Congress moves against anti-gay Uganda bill
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress last week introduced resolutions condemning a harshly anti-gay bill pending in Uganda. In the Senate, the sponsor of the resolution is Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), chair of the Foreign Relations African Affairs subcommittee. The sponsor of the resolution in the House is Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), chair of the [...]
Rewind: Week of Feb. 5
Tuesday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was remarkable not only for paving the way for the despicable law’s demise, but for showcasing the two routes conservatives can take moving forward. One path is that taken by Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It took him a [...]
Rewind: Week of Jan. 22
The loss of Edward Kennedy’s U.S. senate seat to a Republican and the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down elements of campaign-finance law have caused much anxiety for the Obama administration, Democrats and progressives in general. But does the LGBT community need to worry? On Tuesday, Massachusetts state Sen. Scott Brown defeated state Attorney General [...]
U.S. commission considers ways to stop anti-gay Uganda bill
Greater involvement from first lady Michelle Obama was one option discussed during a recent congressional hearing as a way for the U.S. to help derail a harshly anti-gay bill in Uganda from becoming law. Cary Alan Johnson, executive director of the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, was among the people who testified before [...]
Congressional commission reviews Uganda’s anti-gay bill
WASHINGTON — A congressional commission Thursday heard testimony on the harshly anti-gay bill pending in the Uganda parliament, a development that occurred after DC Agenda went to press. The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission had scheduled a hearing on the Uganda legislation for Jan. 21 at 2 pm. Lawmakers heard testimony in the Rayburn House Office [...]
Rewind: Week of Jan. 15
The big LGBT story this week was the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Elsewhere, from Bozeman, Mont., to Beijing, China, our community and allies also fought discrimination, persecution and marginalization, winning some and losing a few. On Monday, just before the Prop 8 trial was about to commence, [...]
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