| Dear Other Sheep Friend,
With Dennis Wamala's permission, we've published his email letter with his name (at right see Ugandan Coalition Thanks Other Sheep). Other Sheep is grateful for his work as Chairperson of Other Sheep Uganda. He writes, "We pledge that we will not give up till justice is achieved in this world."
Sincerely,
Rev. Steve Parelli
MCC clergy
Bronx, New York |
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U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin Raises Plight of LGBT Ugandans |
Source: U.S. Congress Press Release
October 30, 2009
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her to use the full force of her office to condemn the "Anti-Homosexual Bill" introduced in Uganda 's parliament earlier this month.
"This egregious bill represents one of the most extreme anti-equality measures ever proposed in any country and would create a legal pretext for depriving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Ugandans of their liberty, and even their lives," Baldwin wrote, joined by Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Howard Berman (D-CA), Vice Chair, Gary Ackerman (D-NY), and Ranking Member, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). "Particularly given the United States ' substantial contribution to Uganda through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), we believe swift action is necessary to ensure Ugandan leaders understand this bill is wholly unacceptable and antithetical to democratic values," they wrote.
Baldwin is co-founder of the LGBT Equality Caucus, formed in June 2008, with the goal of achieving the full enjoyment of human rights for LGBT people in the U.S. and around the world.
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| Letter to Hillary Clinton from US Congresswoman and others |
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Source: U.S. Congress Press Release
October 30, 2009 Dear Madam Secretary: We write to raise serious concerns about the "Anti-homosexuality Bill" introduced in Uganda's parliament earlier this month. This egregious bill represents one of the most extreme anti-equality measures ever proposed in any country and would create a legal extreme anti-equality measures ever proposed in any country and would create a legal pretext for depriving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Ugandans of their liberty, and even their lives. Read the full letter . . . |
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| Ugandan Coalition Thanks Other Sheep |
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Other Sheep Uganda Chairperson Dennis Wamala reports in an Oct. 28, 2009, email that "Today at a meeting of the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law (the Coalition fighting the Anti-Homosexual Bill of 2009) sitting in Kampala, Other Sheep was given a special mention and thanked for the support it is providing during these trying times." To read the full email, click here.
Other Sheep Uganda began in 2008. After Steve Parelli and Jose Ortiz conducted a full day seminar on the Bible and Homosexuality in Kampala, gay Christian activists formed a committee for the purpose of distributing literature. Other Sheep Uganda's message is clear: the Bible does NOT condemn homosexuality. Other Sheep Uganda works to empower LGBT people of faith through educational materials. |
 Other Sheep is a multi-cultural ecumenical Christian ministry that works worldwide for the full inclusion of LGBT people of faith within their respective faith traditions |
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