May 13, 2011
No Vote for Uganda's 'Kill the Gays' Bill
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
The speaker of Uganda's parliament says there is not enough time for legislators to act on a controversial anti-gay bill - which in some cases mandates the death sentence - before parliament's session ends next week.
The bill had been scheduled for debate Friday, but parliament adjourned without taking up the measure.
Speaker of Parliament Edward Ssekandi Kiwanuk said there is no time to take up the bill this session. He adjourned the parliament and set no date for parliament to return to session.
The anti-gay bill, which would mandate the death sentence for some acts, has drawn condemnation from U.S. leaders and global rights activists.
It was first submitted in October 2009 but didn't have a first reading until last week.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
