IN THE LIFE Premieres Coalitions & Allies: Uganda's Push for a Vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill
May 2011 - IN THE LIFE features the renewed efforts to educate
and raise awareness on the status of the Ugandan bill. Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda. If the bill were to actually become law in
Uganda, the consensual conduct would be subjected to life imprisonment with the possibility of the death penalty for certain
homosexual acts, or repeat offending acts. All Ugandan's would be required to report any suspected homosexual to the police
within 24 hours. It would criminalize any discussion, any expression, any outreach of gay communities including health related outreach.
Highlighting the ties between an elite organization of American conservatives and the legislators behind the bill in Uganda, IN THE LIFE
exposes homophobic evangelicals in the United States who support anti-gay rhetoric and violence in Uganda. David Kato, known as the
"father of Uganda's gay rights movement," was beaten to death in his home. In this episode, IN THE LIFE celebrates Kato's life
and work, and features the stories of gay Ugandan's risking their lives to speak out against persecution.
"They are using Africa for their own political gain. It's about time the government of Uganda asked these religious groups,
'Are you here to preach love or to preach hate?'" Frank Mugisha, Sexual Minorities Uganda.
Also in this episode, Rachel Maddow discusses the work of progressive faith leader Rev. Dr. Welton Gaddy, whose inclusive theology
stresses the importance of the separation between religious institutions and the State.
Coalitions & Allies will begin airing on May 1st on public television stations across the country and will be available for free
video streaming and downloadable podcasts from the In The Life Media website. To find out when it will air in your local area,
to stream or download it, go to www.ITLMedia.org.
Produced by In The Life Media, IN THE LIFE is the longest running television show documenting the gay experience. IN THE LIFE is
a three-time Emmy Award nominee, a Lambda Legal Liberty Award honoree, and the recipient of the Courage Award from the New York
City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, the Seigenthaler Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
for excellence in network television and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism-Newsmagazine.
In The Life Media produces change through innovative media that exposes social injustice by chronicling lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender life. Produced by In The Life Media, IN THE LIFE is the longest running television show documenting the gay
experience. IN THE LIFE is a two-time Emmy Award nominee, a Lambda Legal Liberty Award honoree, a Seigenthaler Award
recipient from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for excellence in network television and a
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism-Newsmagazine.
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