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Scotty


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All,



The NUS LGBT campaign will be organising an emergency demonstration outside the Ugandan Embassy in London on Friday afternoon. A few weeks ago a popular daily newspaper in Uganda printed a list of prominent figures in public life who were gay, as well as a list of underground gay social clubs. The response from the Ugandan government has been swift and furious, and it seems that they are now starting to round up people on the list. This is made especially poignant for us as a student movement by the arrests of members of the Makerere University Students Association.



The Newspaper involved has now said it will publish a list of Lesbian and Bisexual people in the near future.



I'm in contact with other LGBT organisations and groups about the protest but extend an invitation to any NEC members who are available to come along to the demonstration at 4pm on Friday afternoon. We will be calling on the Ugandan government to respect the provisions enshrined in the Ugandan constitution giving citizens rights to equality and freedom and the clauses of the ICCPR (International covenant on civil and political rights) monitored by the UN which allows the right to privacy, free from discrimination.



I'm also encouraging people to write letters in support of the students and others who were arrested. Any support NEC members can show to this action is much appreciated. We are in the early stages now but more information will be available shortly.



Yours in Pride



Scott

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thaidave


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That's horrible! Imagine your dad opening up the daily mirror and your name being there, and then imagine being rounded up for questioning.
Mind you, i feel a bit sorry for the Ugandan Embassy. Would you like to open your door after a nice cup of tea to see Kat Lewis screaming obscenities through a megaphone?

Only evil can come of this.

Yours in prejudice,

David

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Adam


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Funny how all these people were too busy to protest when the Sun was 'naming and shaming' peadophiles...

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I think being gay and being a paedophile are slightly different...

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True, but it's the same principle. By listing the names of peadophiles they were putting them in just as much danger from other people as the Ugandan press have done to their cdountry's gays.

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thaidave wrote:

Would you like to open your door after a nice cup of tea to see Kat Lewis screaming obscenities through a megaphone?


Actually yeah, I have fantasies about it. On a pedantic note...

Kat Lewis is no longer the NUS LGBT Megaphone lady... that honour now lies with Claire Anderson.

And again, yeah.

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I bet she still wakes up in the morning, grabs the nearest megaphone and gives her street/halls/house/country a jolly good telling off.

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Shes not that bad, i like Kat... shes got a sense of humour

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thaidave


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She's got a complex

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Rt hon NickyDyke85


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Name one LGBT person who hasn't got a complex...

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The nice girl that said goodbye from a skip!

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i know who u mean, but she still aint complex free

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Wasn't Liberace generally considered to be a well-rounded and balanced individual?

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Dunno.

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when was the protest im in the mood to kick ugandan but (you are all aware we wont change a thing best way to save those poor soles from their goverment is to write a letter to the white house saying they just found an oil field

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Adam wrote:

Wasn't Liberace generally considered to be a well-rounded and balanced individual?


Saying that tho... A Dr had that opinion about me, hence me gettin the all clear 2 get in2 prison service. I know a few ppl would like 2 disagree wi him lol

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