Ugandans hold first pride event after overturn of Draconian anti-LGBT law
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/10/ugandans-hold-first-pride-event-after-overturn-of-draconian-anti-lgbt-law/
Ugandans hold first pride event after overturn of Draconian anti-LGBT law
By Agence France-Presse
Sunday, August 10, 2014 4:31 EDT
Dancing and waving rainbow-coloured flags, Ugandan activists held their first gay pride rally Saturday since the overturning of a tough anti-homosexuality law, which authorities have appealed.
This event is to bring us together. Everyone was in hiding before because of the anti-homosexuality law, organiser Sandra Ntebi told AFP.
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The constitutional court threw it out on a technicality on August 1, six months after it took effect, and the government swiftly filed an appeal, while lawmakers have signed a petition for a new vote on the bill.
Homosexuality remains illegal in Uganda, punishable by a jail sentence. But it is no longer illegal to promote homosexuality, and Ugandans are no longer obliged to denounce gays to the authorities.