Being gay in Uganda

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A Ugandan government minister has said that a proposed law which includes the death penalty for some homosexual acts is “not necessary”. The bill submitted last October sparked international condemnation. Homosexual acts are punishable by up to 14 years in jail in Uganda. Jeb Sharp talks with Maria Burnett, Uganda researcher for Human Rights Watch, about the anti-gay bill. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• Internat’l Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission