Topic: Uganda
LONDON (Reuters) - Ever since she can remember, Katherine Cummings knew she had been born into the wrong body."I knew I was transgendered as far back as memories go," said the 76-year old, formerly called John, who works at Australia's Gender Center ...
KAMPALA (Reuters) - A man who confessed to murdering a Ugandan gay activist by beating him with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the crime, a local newspaper reported on Friday.Enock Nsubuga was sentenced by a high ...
David Cameron has vowed to cut aid to nations that persecute gaysDavid Cameron has vowed to cut aid to nations that persecute gays, the UK's Daily Mail reported. The British prime minister's new policy comes just days after he defended his decision ...
Uganda MP David Bahati remains defiant in his opposition to homosexuality even as lawmakers moved to table his anti-gay billUganda MP David Bahati remains defiant in his opposition to homosexuality even as lawmakers moved to table his anti-gay bill, the AFP reported. ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, founder of a gay rights movement in Uganda where as in many African countries homosexuality is illegal, has won a major international award for her work, it was announced Tuesday.The Geneva-based Martin Ennals Foundation said it ...
The international condemnation of Uganda's anti-gay laws should also be applied to the country's electoral system, said an opposition leader on Wednesday after polls marked by claims of fraud.Ugandan opposition groups have rejected the results of last week's elections which returned President ...
Gay activists in three cities gathered on Thursday to mourn the loss of Ugandan gay rights activist David KatoGay activists in three cities gathered on Thursday to mourn the loss of Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato. Kato was found bludgeoned to ...
A Ugandan gay rights activist was killed after reneging on an agreement to pay for sex, the country's police chief told journalists Thursday.Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura said Enoch Sydney Nsubuga, 22, had confessed to killing activist David Kato, and "there ...
Police in Uganda have arrested a man in connection to the murder of gay activist David KatoPolice in Uganda have arrested a man in connection to the murder of gay activist David Kato. Nsubuga Enock was arrested on Wednesday, Reuters reported. “The ...
Gay rights foe Scott Lively has suggested that Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato might have been killed by a gay loverGay rights foe Scott Lively has suggested that Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato might have been killed by a gay ...