Lgbt by Region - Lgbt in Africa, Lgbt in Asia, Lgbt in Australia, Lgbt in Europe, Lgbt in the Americas, Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Hijra (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lgbt in Africa, Lgbt in Asia, Lgbt in Australia, Lgbt in Europe, Lgbt in the Americas, Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Hijra, European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association, Europride, Seksualiti Merdeka, Fridae, Association of Nordic Lgbt Student Organizations, Lgbt Rights in the Americas, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation, Mak Nyah, the Rainbow Cubby House, Pak Nyah, Iltga-Lac, Coalition of African Lesbians, Ilga-Asia. Excerpt: In Uganda, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill is a private member's bill submitted by MP David Bahati in Uganda on 13 October 2009. If enacted, the bill would broaden the criminalisation of homosexuality by introducing the death penalty for people who have previous convictions, are HIV-positive, or engage in same sex acts with people under 18 years of age. The bill also includes provisions for Ugandans who engage in same-sex sexual relations outside of Uganda, asserting that they may be extradited for punishment back to Uganda, and includes penalties for individuals, companies, media organisations, or non-governmental organisations that support LGBT rights. Homosexuality is currently illegal in Ugandaas it is in many sub-Saharan African countriespunishable by incarceration in prison for up to 14 years. The proposed legislation in Uganda, however, has been noted by several news agencies to be inspired by American evangelical Christians. A special motion to introduce the legislation was passed a month after a two-day conference was held where three American Christians asserted that homosexuality was a direct threat to the cohesion of African families. The bill, the government of Uganda, and the evangelicals involved have received significant interna... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24771377