Last week, approximately forty people demonstrated in front of Uganda's UN mission in New York to protest a proposed draft law that would threaten gay men and lesbians with death:
About 40 people picketed the UN mission at Uganda House in Manhattan, chanting: "Gay rights are human rights. Dismiss the law now!"
Uganda has come under international criticism for the draft law that would punish "touch(ing) another person with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality" with life behind bars, according to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, which organized the protest.
The law would impose the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," including by those who are HIV positive.
"It's unimaginable. You're talking about the death penalty and prison for an entire class of human beings," said protestor Brendan Fay, 50, a filmmaker.
Should the US continue to provide funding for HIV prevention to countries that persecute gay men and lesbians?
Read More