Ugandans attack homosexuals

Kampala, 23 Oct-(ANA)-Several people have been attacked in Uganda after a local newspaper published their names and photos, saying they were homosexual.

Actvist Frank Mugisha said one woman was almost killed after her neighbours started throwing stones at her house.

He said most of those whose names appeared in Uganda's Rolling Stone paper had been harassed.

Last year, a local MP called for the death penalty for some homosexual acts.

The proposed Anti-homosexuality Bill sparked an international outcry and a year later has not been formally debated by parliament.

Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda and activists say the gay community still lives in fear.

"We have got people who have been threatened to be thrown out of work, people who have been threatened by their own family members, who want to throw them out of their own houses," said Mr Mugisha of the Sexual Minorities Uganda.

In the past, the government has accused homosexual groups of using claims of harassment to seek attention and funding, but this was strongly denied by Mr Mugisha. (ANA)

FA/ANA/23 October 2010-------