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...July, filed a lawsuit contending that the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional. Coakley supports same-sex marriage...
...failing to turn him in to the police. Even a reporter scribbling the doctor's words could be found to have "promoted homosexuality," an act punishable by five to seven years in prison. And were any of the Ugandans in the park to sleep with someone of the same sex in another country, the law would mandate their extradition to Uganda for prosecution. Only terrorists and traitors are currently subject to extraterritorial jurisdiction under Ugandan law. Even murderers don't face that kind of judicial reach...
Despite Ssempa's beliefs, experts say the law would impede efforts to stem the spread of HIV and AIDS, especially among the category of "men who have sex with men" - the terminology often used because of the stigma around being openly gay or bisexual. Many homosexuals marry or date women and identify themselves as heterosexual even though they are sleeping with men. That community is disproportionately affected by the disease in sub-Saharan Africa, in part because of a long-standing unwillingness on the continent to acknowledge homosexuality. Indeed, the situation is one of double jeopardy, combining the pariah status...
...homosexuality seem to be tolerated by international donors such as Washington and the U.N. Even in 2009 - a year when the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, gave $285 million for HIV and AIDS programs in Uganda - just one program targeting "men who have sex with men" has been allowed to register with the government, a prerequisite for access to international funding. The program, the Most at Risk Populations Network, received just $5,000. "We used to print educational materials, but it was very expensive," Peter Yiga, of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of Uganda...
...remained steadfast in affirming his continuing belief in traditional marriage. "We can never deny or water down what God's Word clearly teaches about sexuality," he wrote. "Let me be clear that God's Word states that all sex outside of marriage is not what God intends." But, he declared, "at the same time, the church must stand to protect the dignity of all individuals - as Jesus did and commanded all of us to do." (See the top 10 religion stories...