Uganda Newspaper Tells Readers to Hang Gays, Provides Photos and Addresses

A Uganda Newspaper has published a list of its "top 100 most notable gays and lesbians" providing readers not only with with names, but also photos and addresses of listed individuals. Next to the headline it asks readers to "hang them".

The article was published on October 9, 2010, and since then at least four gay Ugandans on the list have been attacked and many others are in hiding, according to rights activist Julian Onziema. One person named in the story had stones thrown at his house by neighbors.

A year ago lawmakers in Uganda attempted to pass a bill that would make homosexual activities punishable by the death penalty. This was sidelined after huge international pressure.

The US has been making baby steps towards equality and although we still have a ways to go, at least we are much farther along that Uganda (as long as Tea Party America stays at a safe distance from the White House).