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Ugandan lawmakers have drafted a new anti-gay bill that could be introduced for debate in the country’s parliament before Christmas, a parliamentarian said Thursday. The new bill is in “advanced stages” and will focus on punishing the promotion of homosexuality, said Ugandan lawmaker Latif Ssebaggala, a strong supporter of anti-gay legislation. “We believe that before Christmas we will be through with it. It is a strong bill,” he said. “The element of promotion was strengthened, putting in place measures against people who lure young people into these sex acts.” …

A Ugandan court is expected to rule Friday on a petition by activists who say the East African country’s new anti-gay measure is invalid because it was passed during a parliamentary session that lacked quorum. If the panel of judges on Uganda’s Constitutional Court agrees, the whole law could be jettisoned. If no, then the judges will continue to hear the activists’ argument that the law is unconstitutional. …

Uganda's anti-gay bill causes Commonwealth uproar Proposed law that would impose life imprisonment on homosexuals has the potential to divide leaders at summit Geoffrey York Johannesburg — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 3:13AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 4:02AM EST The Commonwealth convenes for a summit this week amid growing furor over a proposed law that would impose life imprisonment on homosexuals in Uganda, whose President is chairing the gathering. The law, proceeding through Uganda's Parliament and supported by some of its top leaders, would imprison anyone who knows of the...