The National: Ok, Ok, We’ll Call it the “Imprison Gays” Bill. Happy? / NJ vote postponed / ENDA beats DOMA?
The Ugandan lawmaker behind the infamous “kill gays” bill that would have made “aggravated homosexuality” (i.e. gay sex) punishable by life in prison and stipulated the death penalty for HIV-positive LGB Ugandans has decided to revise his bill to gain the support of Ugandan religious leaders. Instead a “more refined set of punishments,” as Bloomberg News so tactfully phrases it, will replace those two flagship provisions including ex-gay-style therapy “to attract errant people to [sic] acceptable sexual orientation,” the bill’s sponsor said.
The bill has prompted something of a schism within the secretive evangelical group called “The Family”, according to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, as the group tries to stop the bill because of its draconian features. The bill’s sponsor is allegedly a ‘rising star’ within the group.
Elsewhere…
New Jersey – Not sure they had enough votes to win, Garden State Democrats shelved today’s planned state senate vote on same-gender marriages. (Agence France-Presse)
D.C. – This is what your HRC donations go towards – not passing bills, but getting reporters fired. (EDGE)
D.C. – Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) tells the D.C. Agenda that his bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act won’t happen this year, or any time soon, either. ENDA, domestic partner benefits for federal employees, and a repeal of DADT are taking precedence, he said, and suggested that the House leadership was not seriously supporting the bill. (The DC Agenda)
D.C. – GLAAD chief admits he screwed the pooch on Lambertgate. (The Advocate)
Teh Internets – Now here’s a neat idea – a mainstream LGBT advocacy organization asking their members and donors for input on their activism agenda. (Queerty)
Massachusetts – The local high school in my hometown is the first public high school to perform this Tony-winning musical about queer kids and families. (The Boston Globe)
Related posts:
- The National: ENDA Dead Due To Transphobia in Gay, Inc?
- The National: GOP ‘Mo for MA Lt. Gov, and Why Were Hate Crimes Up in 2008? Plus: Adam Lambert, DADT Repeal Postponed
- The National: NY Marriage Bill Fails / Is ENDA Dead This Year? / Uganda Law Will Probably Pass
- Klobuchar to vote for DOMA repeal
- One in Five US Same-Gender Couples Call Themeselves “Married”
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