Just a day after the Ugandan President signed
the anti-gay bill into law, a newspaper in the
country The Red Pepper newspaper today
published 200 names of prominent gay men
and women in Uganda. Amongst those listed
includes a catholic priest, a rap artiste as well
as a prominent gay rights activist, Pepe Julien
Onziema.
The list which appeared with the title Exposed,
has generated great concern as it appears as
a way of witch-hunting the gay community in
Uganda. The list contained the names of
those that were already known to be gay as
well as those who have led a private gay life.
This isn't the first time this will happen in
Uganda. In 2011, a list of prominent gays in
Uganda was released by a Ugandan tabloid in
which the editor asked for them to be Hanged.
This unfortunately led to the gruesome murder
of one of the country's gay right activists,
David Kato.
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