Uganda Gay

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  Uganda Gay Pride Postponed After Minister Threats

  A gay pride parade in the Ugandan capital planned for the weekend was postponed on Friday after a government minister was accused of saying mob attacks on participants would be their own fault.

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  Jubilant New York Crowds Celebrate Gay Marriage Ruling at Pride March

  Under a sea of rainbow flags, hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets of New York on Sunday for the annual Gay Pride March, celebrating the US Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

• Ugandan Constitutional Court Strikes Down Anti-Homosexuality Law

  Uganda's constitutional court struck down on Friday an anti-homosexuality law that punishes gay sex with long jail sentences, citing procedural irregularities in the way the legislation was enacted.

• Uganda Judges Debate Bid to Overturn Anti-Gay Law

  Ugandan state lawyers sought on Thursday to dismiss a petition by activists at the constitutional court seeking to overturn anti-gay legislation condemned by rights groups as draconian.

• Uganda accuses World Bank of blackmail over anti-gay law

  Uganda accused the World Bank of blackmail on Friday after the lender stalled a $90 million loan over the east African nation's adoption of a draconian anti-gay law.

• World Bank postpones Uganda loan over anti-gay law

  The World Bank on Thursday said it postponed a $90 million loan to Uganda's health system over a law that toughened punishment for gays, an unusual move for an institution that usually avoids wading into politics.

• Uganda tabloid prints list of 'top' homosexuals

  A Ugandan newspaper published a list on Tuesday of what it called the country's "200 top" homosexuals, outing some Ugandans who previously had not identified themselves as gay one day after the president enacted a harsh anti-gay law.

• Ugandan president on gays: 'you can get worms'

  The mouth is made for eating and kissing, and gay oral sex will give you worms: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday gave a detailed explanation of why he believed homosexuals should be jailed for life.

• Ugandan President 'won't even kiss wife in public'

  Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has made an impassioned defence of his decision to crack down on gays, saying his tough stance on immorality meant he would not even dare kiss his wife in public.

• Uganda president to sign anti-gay bill: official

  Uganda President Yoweri Museveni will sign into law a controversial bill that will see homosexuals jailed for life despite international pressure, a government spokesman said on Monday.

• British producer of gay play in Uganda held in jail

  The British producer of a play about being gay in Uganda is in jail pending his trial on charges that he had the work performed without official authorisation.

• South African envoy found guilty of hate speech

  South Africa's ambassador to Uganda, a country criticized for threatening the rights of gays, has been found guilty of hate speech for an anti-gay column he wrote before his appointment, the South African Human Rights Commission said Tuesday.Commission spokesman Vincent Moaga said a judge ruled that the 2008 newspaper column headlined "Call me name...