Thomson Reuters Foundation: Uganda denies plans to impose death penalty for gay sex amid global concern
“Uganda will not impose the death penalty for gay sex, a presidential spokesman said on Monday, after major aid donors said they were monitoring a plan by the African nation to reintroduce a bill colloquially known as ‘Kill the Gays.’ … It was not possible to confirm any link between the donors’ concerns and the government spokesman’s statement on Saturday…” (Bhalla, 10/15).