Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill May Prompt U.S. Aid Cuts

A United States legislator has introduced a piece of legislation to an influential committee of the American Congress calling for an aid cut to Uganda and other countries deemed to be persecuting people "on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or religious belief."

(File photo): A protest at the Ugandan mission to the United Nations.

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