Category: Parliament Uganda

Hateful Anti-Gay Video features Ugandan host of U.K. Preacher Paul Shinners

February 23, 2013

Watch this outrageous Video showing Bishop David Kiganda in the presence of David Bahati declaring Death for Homosexuals. By Melanie Nathan, February 23, 2013. This Video is older news but can now be seen in a different light, when noting that U.K. Preacher Paul Shinners has yet to answer questions about his preaching at the … More Hateful Anti-Gay Video features Ugandan host of U.K. Preacher Paul Shinners

St. Neots U.K. Preacher Paul Shinners has yet to answer questions about his anti-gay remarks

February 20, 2013

Should apologize to Uganda’s Gay community, the U.K. LGBTI Community and to Bloggers he unjustly accused By Melanie Nathan, Feb 20, 2013. Since exposing Paul Shinners, as an Evangelical Christian extremist, who spoke at the Ugandan New years eve Rally, where much anti-gay sentiment was expressed by a group of pastors, local UK activists are … More St. Neots U.K. Preacher Paul Shinners has yet to answer questions about his anti-gay remarks

Ugandan Speaker Kadaga speaks out on violence against women at Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference

February 20, 2013

Are lesbians not women too? CALLING SPEAKER OUT IN AFRICA AS A HYPOCRITE by Melanie Nathan, February 20, 2013. Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature hosts the fifth Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians’ (CWP) Africa Region conference8 Feb 2013. Delegates and observers of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association attended a the Commonwealth Women Parliamentary (CWP) Conference,  in East London, South … More Ugandan Speaker Kadaga speaks out on violence against women at Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill moves up to #1 on Parliament’s Notice of Business

February 19, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, Feb 19, 2013. UPDATED MARCH 06, 2013: The Parliament did not post The Order Papers on its Website today. UPDATED MARCH 05, 2013. AHB is not on Parliament Agenda today due to a special sitting of Parliament to pay tribute to THE LATE FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/MINISTER OF EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, … More Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill moves up to #1 on Parliament’s Notice of Business

See Ugandan MP Minority Report Calling for Scrapping of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

February 17, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, February 17, 2013. Warren Throckmorton, has published a draft copy of a Minority Report which apparently had made its way out of the Ugandan Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Committee on the Anti-homosexuality Bill. The Bill, otherwise known as The Kill the Gays Bill which had reached position number 3 last week on … More See Ugandan MP Minority Report Calling for Scrapping of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Lord of Dance Gay Icon Stephen Fry visits Uganda in the same week Kill the Gays on Parliament’s Agenda

February 17, 2013

Melanie Nathan, February, 17, 2013. Thanks to  Michael Petrelis it has come to my attention that British actor Stephen Fry has been tweeting about his arrival in Uganda.   Fry describes himself on his Twitter accounts as “British Actor, Writer, Lord of Dance, Prince of Swimwear & Blogger – NEVER reads Direct Messages. London · http://www.stephenfry.com/ … More Lord of Dance Gay Icon Stephen Fry visits Uganda in the same week Kill the Gays on Parliament’s Agenda

American Chamber of Commerce in Uganda to hold summit same week as Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Parliament Agenda

February 16, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, February 16, 2013. While the Ugandan Parliament is about to debate the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, next week, Uganda will host a key energy and infrastructure summit at the same time, to explore private sector involvement. Kelly Mactavish-Mundar, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Uganda, says the February 22 meeting will … More American Chamber of Commerce in Uganda to hold summit same week as Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Parliament Agenda

Ugandan Bishop Attacked by Anti-Gay Makerere University Students

February 16, 2013

For statements deemed pro-gay By Melanie Nathan, February 16, 2013. Bishop Zac Niringiye, the retired assistant Bishop of Kampala, known as the leader of the controversial “Black Monday” Movement, was giving presentation to students at Makerere University, Kampala, when a a group of angry anti-gay Christian students turned rowdy and threatened to expel him from … More Ugandan Bishop Attacked by Anti-Gay Makerere University Students

Uganda embezzlement should lead to scrapping the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

February 16, 2013

Looking for a miracle By Melanie Nathan, Feb 16, 2013. Uganda has not lost one shilling yet to the threatened passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill – but it has lost a great deal of financial support because of scandals, corruption and embezzlement and for the latter no one can blame the gays.  Some have threatened … More Uganda embezzlement should lead to scrapping the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

U.K. Preacher Paul Shinners claims he could have stopped the Anti-homosexuality Bill in Uganda

February 13, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, February 13, 2013. After exposing Paul Shinners and his shenanigans in Uganda, the preacher from the United Kingdom, tried to court the U.K. press to refute facts that simply could not be denied; and in doing so, his attempt to discredit my report, did nothing much but bring greater attention by activists … More U.K. Preacher Paul Shinners claims he could have stopped the Anti-homosexuality Bill in Uganda

Anti-Gay Bill on Ugandan Agenda together with Request to Borrow Millions from Islamic Dev Bank

February 12, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, Feb 12, 2013. Although the Ugandan LGBT community braces for a second read of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill today, the Ugandan Parliament’s Oder Papers reflect that the Bill is scheduled to be debated as #7 on the Order Papers.  However sources informed me that the Parliament may randomly pick an order and that … More Anti-Gay Bill on Ugandan Agenda together with Request to Borrow Millions from Islamic Dev Bank

Ugandan LGBTI Community braces as Anti-Homosexuality Bill to be Debated in Parliament Tomorrow

February 11, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, Feb 11, 2013. Ugandan LGBTI community is bracing itself for the moment that they knew would come, but hoped would not, as they report that The Anti-Homosexuality Bill, also known as the Kill the Gays Bill, is scheduled for its second debate tomorrow, in Uganda’s Parliament. This could lead to swift passage … More Ugandan LGBTI Community braces as Anti-Homosexuality Bill to be Debated in Parliament Tomorrow

Controversial Journalist Andrew Mwenda on educating Ugandans to counter homophobia

February 9, 2013

Andrew Mwenda is still a great ally and an important voice and I do not purport to understand Ugandans better than he does, however I believe strongly that it is time for people in his capacity to introduce a much more productive and proactive route toward the truth about homosexuality for presentation to Ugandans. View … More Controversial Journalist Andrew Mwenda on educating Ugandans to counter homophobia

Valentines day petition to Ugandan Parliament

February 6, 2013

Petitioning Members of the Ugandan Parliament to end the push for anti-gay legislation once and for all A Valentine for Frank Mugisha Imagine a life where your sexual orientation or gender identity can be punished by death, by your own government. This is reality for Frank Mugisha and hundreds of thousands of LGBTI people living in Uganda, … More Valentines day petition to Ugandan Parliament

Ugandan Parliament resumes with anti-gay bill 8th on Agenda

February 5, 2013

Keeping guard over the Kill the Gays Bill By Melanie Nathan, Feb. 05, 2013. By the time the Ugandan Parliament went into holiday recess at the end of last year the Anti-homosexuality bill had not yet seen passage.  At that time the Bill had teetered at number one position on the Order Papers (Agenda) for … More Ugandan Parliament resumes with anti-gay bill 8th on Agenda

On Holocaust Memorial Day ‘Never Again’ Applies to Gays Persecuted Around the World

January 27, 2013

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”  Elie Wiesel By Melanie Nathan, January 27, 2013. Holocaust Memorial Day  is commemorated throughout different parts of the world, each year on Jan. 27, the day of liberation from Auschwitz. It is … More On Holocaust Memorial Day ‘Never Again’ Applies to Gays Persecuted Around the World

Excellent Video featuring both sides of Uganda on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

January 27, 2013

This Must Watch Video, on the second anniversary of David Kato’s death,  features David Kato, President Obama,  Politicians, Human Rights Defenders, Pastors, Bahati,  and all sides of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill’s debate Melanie Nathan, January 27, 2013. This must watch video, by Luis Arellano & Carlos Maldonado is one of the most comprehensive I have seen … More Excellent Video featuring both sides of Uganda on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

David Kato Remembered | a Hero then and a Hero now

January 25, 2013

On January 26, 2011 the world received the shocking news of the murder of one of Uganda’s brave LGBTI warriors,  a hero then and still a hero now. By Melanie Nathan, January 25, 2013. David Kato was born to the Kisule clan in its ancestral village of Nakawala, Namataba, Mukono District, in Uganda.  The younger … More David Kato Remembered | a Hero then and a Hero now

Is Trinity Broadcasting Network a Supporter of the Kill the Gays Bill in Ugandan

January 24, 2013

Uganda’s representative and honorary Consul to Los Angeles is a U.S. Christian broadcaster and happens to be Vice President of TBN By Melanie Nathan, January 23, 2013. It is a much publicized fact that certain Christian Evangelical pastors from the United States, not only influenced the current state of anti-homosexual sentiment in Uganda, but may also … More Is Trinity Broadcasting Network a Supporter of the Kill the Gays Bill in Ugandan

NY Times Video highlights American evangelicals help to finance violent anti-gay movement in Uganda

January 23, 2013

Gospel of Intolerance: The filmmaker Roger Ross Williams reveals how money donated by American evangelicals helps to finance a violent anti-gay movement in Uganda; though the Video offering may not be without controversy. By Melanie Nathan January 23, 2013. ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS was raised in Pennsylvania, and  grew up in the black church. He exposes … More NY Times Video highlights American evangelicals help to finance violent anti-gay movement in Uganda

U.S. Pastor accuses gays of persecuting Christians in lead up to UK Oxford Union invitation

January 23, 2013

The Scott Lively Connive | A Lecture at Oxford Union, UK  in an attempt to win sympathy in SMUG vs. Lively Well this may or may not be the speech Scott Lively has planned for his address of the students at Oxford Union in the United Kingdom, but he did re-publish it on his “Defend … More U.S. Pastor accuses gays of persecuting Christians in lead up to UK Oxford Union invitation

Understanding that hate cannot dominate the Uganda Gay conversation

January 22, 2013

 Conversations with Ugandans about Criminalization of Gays Can Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill start a new conversation? By Melanie Nathan, January 21, 2013. I have been writing about Uganda since 2009, after the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.  In all these years I have witnessed a conversation that has seemed only capable of extreme divisiveness.  Discussions about … More Understanding that hate cannot dominate the Uganda Gay conversation

Ugandan Catholic Priest Persecuted by Scott Lively’s Anti-Gay Campaign speaks of bribes

January 21, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, January 21, 2013. The Ugandan gay community is suing a U.S. Pastor, Scott Lively  on U.S. soil, charging that he has committed crimes against humanity, resulting in their persecution. But it went further and this story illustrates just how murky the waters of anti-gay persecution can get. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender … More Ugandan Catholic Priest Persecuted by Scott Lively’s Anti-Gay Campaign speaks of bribes

Uganda cannot escape the global fall out from the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

January 20, 2013

AS Uganda Media reports that UK University pulls out of Uganda as a result of direct advocacy of  Western Gay rights advocate, Private Courts, Inc.* By Melanie Nathan, January 20, 2013. After advocating against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill since its first introduction in 2009, last October I found out that the infamous editor of Rolling Stone … More Uganda cannot escape the global fall out from the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Anti-gay Pastor Scott Lively radio face off provides insight into lies

January 13, 2013

WBUR – Interveiw with Lively and Kaoma about Ugandan Gay Rights Group Lawsits against  Springfield Evangelist Scott Lively | See VIDEO where Lively calls for death of gays in Springfield outside his Coffee Shop. By Cathy Kristofferson, January 13, 2013. What’s my opinion of Scott Lively and his reign of persecution?  That’s easy.  Who better … More Anti-gay Pastor Scott Lively radio face off provides insight into lies

Oral Arguments Convey Accountability for Scott Lively’s Anti-Gay Mission

January 13, 2013

The analysis speech, action and jurisdiction; without this opportunity under the Alien Tort Act, Lively could have got off without rebuke; now he cannot escape that what he did exceeds the bounds of his religious freedoms By Melanie Nathan and Cathy Kristofferson, January 11, 2013. This past week, a most unusual Motion to Dismiss was … More Oral Arguments Convey Accountability for Scott Lively’s Anti-Gay Mission

Video | Uganda LGBTI Activist Speaks out at Courthouse after Scott Lively Hearing

January 8, 2013

“I know that David Kato is watching.” By Melanie Nathan and Cathy Kristofferson Pepe Julian Onziema traveled from Uganda to the United States of America to attend the Motion to Dismiss hearing at Hampden Federal Courthouse, Massachusetts. What follows is a must watch Video of Pepe’s moving remarks, so courageously delivered at great risk to … More Video | Uganda LGBTI Activist Speaks out at Courthouse after Scott Lively Hearing

Scott Lively is still persecuting Ugandan Gays

January 5, 2013

Scott Lively argument set for next week as persecution of gays escalates in Uganda By Melanie Nathan ,  JAN 05, 2012. When Scott Lively, the founder of Christian Evangelical group Abiding Truth Ministries journeyed to Uganda to incite the persecution of gays, he had no idea that his mission would lead to a lawsuit by … More Scott Lively is still persecuting Ugandan Gays

David Bahati lies about homosexuals recruiting kindergarten children

January 5, 2013

By Melanie Nathan, January 05, 2012. Lies can indeed be proved through impossibility.  I stumbled across this report in the Ugandan press, Red Pepper Tabloid, which I previously missed.  I am reporting it here because it is absolute evidence that the assertions made by David Bahati, which form the basis of his anti-gay legislation in … More David Bahati lies about homosexuals recruiting kindergarten children