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      Sunday 12 February RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
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      Mourners at last year's funeral of Ugandan gay activist David Kato following his murder. A Ugandan lawmaker behind a proposed draconian anti-gay bill that sparked an international outcry said Friday he wanted to drop clauses that would see the death penalty introduced for certain homosexual acts.
      Bulletin: Uganda MP to drop death penalty in anti-gay bill

      Bulletin: Uganda MP to drop death penalty in anti-gay bill

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      Mourners at last year's funeral of Ugandan gay activist David Kato following his murder. Uganda's government has distanced itself from a controversial anti-gay bill calling for severe penalties on homosexuality after it was reintroduced in parliament this week.
      Bulletin: Uganda government denies backing anti-gay bill

      Bulletin: Uganda government denies backing anti-gay bill

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      A gay couple -- who wish to remain anonymous -- who fled persecution in their home country due to their sexual-orientation, during an interview in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on January 12. Gay rights activists on Wednesday condemned the reintroduction before Uganda's parliament of a bill that calls for the death penalty for certain homosexual acts and sparked an international outcry.
      Bulletin: Rights group slams revived Uganda anti-gay bill

      Bulletin: Rights group slams revived Uganda anti-gay bill

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      Guests sunbath poolside at The Glen Boutique Hotel at Sea Point in Cape Town. The guesthouse was the first listing on the Pink Map to Cape Town, handed out at the airport for the 225,000 gay tourists who visit every year.
      Bulletin: Cape Town, alone in Africa, chases gay tourist dollars

      Bulletin: Cape Town, alone in Africa, chases gay tourist dollars

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      Ugandans take part in an anti-gay demonstration at Jinja, Kampala in 2010. Amnesty International warned on Tuesday that Uganda could soon pass an anti-homosexuality bill that would introduce draconian provisions and constitute "a grave assault" on human rights.
      Bulletin: Uganda anti-gay bill 'grave assault' on rights: Amnesty

      Bulletin: Uganda anti-gay bill 'grave assault' on rights: Amnesty

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      Wendelinus Hamutenya, pictured here on January 12, became the country's most visible gay man, after winning the inaugural "Mr Gay Namibia" pageant -- which will make him the first black African to compete for the title of Mr Gay World in neighbouring South Africa in April.
      Bulletin: Gay pageant sparks breakthrough, backlash in Namibia

      Bulletin: Gay pageant sparks breakthrough, backlash in Namibia

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      Bulelwa Panda, the manager of the township gay rights Christian centre and safe house Ithemba Lam, poses in the street in Gugulethu, in January 2012. Gay people and lesbians, in particular, face an especially tough time in the largely patriachial communities found in many South African townships.
      Bulletin: South African lesbians under shadow of rape

      Bulletin: South African lesbians under shadow of rape

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      Ugandan gay activist David Kato is featured in a book during a one year memorial service for Kato in Kampala following his murder. Facing increasing hostility in their homelands, growing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Africans are fleeing to Kenya
      Bulletin: Persecuted at home, African gays seek Kenya refuge

      Bulletin: Persecuted at home, African gays seek Kenya refuge

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      Police drive a suspect to court in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010. A South African judge sentenced four men convicted of murdering a Cape Town lesbian to 18 years in prison Wednesday, six years after her killing cast a spotlight on homophobic crimes.
      Bulletin: South African lesbian's killers get 18 years

      Bulletin: South African lesbian's killers get 18 years

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      UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon addresses the African Union (AU) Summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The African Union's new chairman faced tough challenges Sunday as Ban warned that a furious row between Sudan and South Sudan threatened regional security.
      Bulletin: Africa leaders must respect gay rights: UN's Ban

      Bulletin: Africa leaders must respect gay rights: UN's Ban

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