Gay-Rights Play Producer on Trial in Uganda

The man behind the country's first-ever play about gay rights could face two years in jail after his arrest and subsequent release on bail.

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First-Ever Gay Play in Uganda

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A theatre play on homosexuality is being staged for the first time in Uganda - a country which has proposed an Anti-Homosexuality Bill. "In Ugandan ...

  • Uganda:  Gay-Rights Play Causes High Drama

    Daily Maverick, 20 September 2012

    To stage a play about a gay man in a country where homosexuality is illegal takes some courage. It is that courage which put British Producer David Cecil in a Ugandan maximum ... read more »

  • Uganda:  Producer of Nation's First Gay Play Could Be Jailed

    Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 8 September 2012

    The British producer of the first-ever theatrical play about homosexuality in Uganda is facing legal consequences. David Cecil risks a two-year jail term in the East African ... read more »

  • Africa:  Behind the Scenes of the Nation's Anti-Homosexual Politics (opinion)

    ThinkAfricaPress, 6 September 2012

    A play suggesting there may be hidden agendas behind politicians' anti-gay rhetoric has been banned. read more »

  • Uganda:  First-Ever Gay Play in Uganda

    Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 24 August 2012

    For the first time, a theatre play on homosexuality is being staged in Uganda, where an Anti-Homosexuality Bill has been proposed. With The River & the Mountain, the actors ... read more »

  • Uganda:  Govt Becoming Intolerant, Human Rights Report Says

    The Observer, 21 August 2012

    Research and civil society organizations critical of the regime, have come under a spate of attacks from an intolerant government, claims the New York-based Human Rights Watch ... read more »

  • Uganda:  Clinton Hails Gay Rights Activists in Wary Uganda

    This Day, 4 August 2012

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday praised activists who opposed a tough draft law in Uganda targeting gays and lesbians, calling them an inspiration for others ... read more »

  • Uganda:  NGOs' Gay Plans Leak, Govt Furious

    The Observer, 27 June 2012

    The government says it has intercepted minutes of a recent meeting that discussed wide-ranging strategies on how to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ... read more »

  • Uganda:  Film - Murder and Threats Can't Stop Fight for Gay Rights

    Inter Press Service, 4 July 2012

    In Uganda, like in many sub-Saharan African countries, same-sex relationships are illegal and punishable by incarceration in prison for up to 14 years, legislation that is ... read more »

  • Uganda:  Govt Is Using Gay Issue to Fight NGOs - Ssewanyana (interview)

    The Observer, 3 July 2012

    Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) is one of the NGOs that now face a threat of closure after Ethics and Integrity Minister Rev Simon Lokodo accused them of promoting ... read more »

  • Africa:  Is Being Out Outside Uganda Any Easier?

    Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 28 June 2012

    Last week, Uganda's Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo announced plans to ban 38 NGOs for allegedly promoting homosexuality and actively recruiting homosexuals. read more »

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  • Son of the Soil
    Sep 20 2012, 08:42

    A simple piece of art? A simple piece of trash!

  • dgarza536
    Sep 21 2012, 10:38

    ur country is filled wit faggets and im studying about it.the things i read about is reall fuking gay

  • ras sideeq
    Sep 21 2012, 07:53

    This article is quite amusing, what I am hearing is that with American evangelical christians they have prvented what naturaly would be a homosexual Africa. Is this laughable or wishful thinking? Every single country bar one is vehemently opposed to homosexuality.Malawi was forced into relaxations of the laws in or5der to get aid.What does that have to say about Africa? African cultures new and lost old and forgotten have based thier entire integrity with the barring punishments of such dysfunctional behaviour. What we contiue to see is a S.Africa cynically trying to promote ths diabolical sinsiter preactice to Africans. This is unhealthy its unatural its against even the laws of nature. Tell me where is your large arena fo parks do you see packs of homosexual animals? This would not even be acceptabel much les practiced by animals.If animals knows that thjese things are not a functional behaviour ; it odes not contiue life its a handicap it is nothing but lust and a abomination.Wizer than you and I have mentioned these practices that goes back time immorial, yet we see the dictates of western powers who enjoyed these sick prasctices during the Roman period of complete perversions, eirotica was part and parcel of being an aristocrat in Rome. Rome was the most corrupt until western powers have adapted thier behaviours and are trying to pass them along to Africans who they know have very little will for such demonic behaviour. I have heard western preist speek that Jesus and his diciples were involed in "erotica" now if this is not blaspheme then what is ???!!! Africa is being reintroduced to imperialism thru the talk of democarcy which is being used by the west to control African resources, so they adminsiter these sinister ideologies to be introduced to Africa making the people docile less involved with the political welfare of the people and their very rights/!!!!. Make no mistake this somehtingt that thge poeople ofAfrica have witnessed the destruction of these policy thousand and thousands of years ago!!!.Many Africans still find it hard to grasp that the bible they read is the bible that wass written by the black prophets who continued to shape the moral wize integrity that was the fundamentals of African civilizations. This is why Africans ruled the world for millionms of years.Righetousness integrity morality intellect equality jsutice virtue these are the thinsg that African civilizations stood for; so when we hear this foolish talk about evangelical s guing Africans as if they were truly lost and needs the help of these confused people to show us the way to wize intellect. Africa is evolving the earth was created by the 2 MOST WIZE THE SEER OF ALL TIMES TODAY YESTERDAY TOMMOROW KNOWER OF ALL THINGS" with the intellect of "Our Craetor" everything we see is by design, Afr4ica is evolving not because whgites hgave allowed us to but we have been exposed to truth reality ad the 'truth is clear' "What was hidden from wize and prudent shall be revealed to babes and sucklings" What Africans are not by virue corrupt, they had many things in place that was destroyed by whites telling them they werte savages they were nothing but slaves. We had circuncision which prevented both male and female from becomming lustful perverted disease ridden and morality was profound, pollygamy prevented rapes and again perversions. Africans would look at the human anatomy without the same feelimgs and arousals that were rpevalent in western societies. Rape was a thing that wa introduced into Africa by the same people who called the African savage. These same people are now introducing thier barabric iniquity into Africa which is being rejected by over a billion people. The world we created in south Asia has also rejected this idea of homosexuality as a norm. What many of whom do not sight the truth shoudl recognise that Africa is the father of all religions both ISRAEL ISLAM, THESE ARE THE TWO RELIGIONS THAT ARE IN PROFOUND RELEVANCE TO WHAT WAS THE IDEOLGY OF MONOTHEISM. Our Hindu brothers left Africa many thousands of years ago they were cow worshipers which they still are today. Again we went into these nations and brought back the redemption of ISAREL which we taught in the name of ISLAM"" We also brought ISDLAM to Europe which was rejected!! They then packaged and brought to Africa a new revised verison of the teachings of ISRAEL which we know today as Cchristianity'They mixed it with a little Hindu a little Paganand ofcoursew they have refined it with sodomy an all inclusive what not to do!!!!!!! So be very carefull if you think Africans are blind and are b;lindly following hre cultism of evangelicals; wht is to bew reminded about these evangelicals they are white suprmacist so this will eventually wear thin in Africa as the idea that they are born inequal or that anyone is superiro to them will enver be accepted!! Give Africa its due they are returning to the teachings of truth!! which will prevail, they will surrender thier white gods thier white angels and know that the souls of man have no colour and they will be judged by the "ALLMIGHTY GOD" solely on their action on thier hearts and on their thoughts!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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