The Ugandan Morality Crusade: The Brutal Campaign Against Homosexuality and Pornography Under Yoweri Museveni
Author:   Deborah Kintu
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   200
Publication Date:   30 December 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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The Ugandan Morality Crusade: The Brutal Campaign Against Homosexuality and Pornography Under Yoweri Museveni


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In 1999, General Museveni, Uganda's autocratic leader, ordered police to arrest homosexuals for engaging in behavior that he characterized as ""un-African"" and against Biblical teaching. A state-sanctioned campaign of harassment of LGBT people followed. With the approval of sections of Uganda's clergy (and with the support of U.S. evangelicals) harsh morality laws were passed against pornography and homosexual acts. The former law disproportionately affected urban women, curtailing their freedoms. The latter--known as the ""kill the gays bill""--called for life imprisonment or capital punishment for homosexuals. The author weaves together a series of vignettes that trace the development of Uganda's morality laws amidst Machiavellian politics, religious fundamentalism and the human rights struggle of LGBT Ugandans.

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Author:   Deborah Kintu
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9781476670683


ISBN 10:   1476670684
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   30 December 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Preface I. The Rise of the Anti–LGBT Crusaders II. Myth of a Ugandan Sexuality and Gender Identity III. Legislating and Policing Morality Over the Years IV. The Uganda Church and Homosexuality V. The General’s Impunity and the Politicization of Sexuality VI. From the Closet to a Kuchu Identity VII. Unraveling of the ­Anti-Homosexuality Law Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Deborah Kintu is an Ugandan-born writer who now lives in Georgia.

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