Taboos Silence Opponents Of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:01pm

In Uganda, a bill designed to eradicate homosexuality has strong support in government and in evangelical circles.

Proponents of the bill link homosexuality to the West. But despite condemnation elsewhere, few in the country are willing to speak against it because those who do are labeled gay.

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