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The speaker of the Ugandan parliament has promised she will pass the so-called "Kill the Gays" bill in the next two weeks -- she called it a "Christmas gift" for the Ugandan people. The bill would legalize the death penalty for LGBT people and people with HIV or AIDS.
Uganda experts say that one way to stop this bill is to get pressure from banks that have significant resources invested in the country, such as Citibank and Barclays.
Citibank and Barclays together have hundreds of millions of dollars invested in Uganda and wield significant influence in the country, just as banking lobbyists wield influence with Congress in the US. Citibank and Barclays speaking out against the "Kill the Gays" bill might be the best -- and only -- chance to stop it.
Citibank and Barclays are both big supporters of LGBT rights for their own employees, yet they invest money with a government that is threatening to execute LGBT people. "I expect Citibank and Barclays to live up to the values of equality and fairness, not just list them on their websites," Collin says.
If Citibank and Barclays speak out against the "Kill the Gays" bill, Ugandan legislators will see that they are risking the business relationships that keep their government afloat.
Thanks for being a change-maker,
- Mark Anthony and the Change.org team
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6 comments:
Can you believe this is going on today?! I signed the petition...it's the least one can do.
Incredible, isn't it, JIM.
May I add a bit more to the tragic. . .there is a lot of money coming from Evangelical Congregations in the US of A to support this initiative in Uganda.. .
There are actually "Christians" who believe they are "doing the will of God" in backing such horrendous actions: MURDER. . they easily forget "the BAIBLE" sez "Thou shalt not kill" and sez nothing about homosexuality as we understand that term today.. .nothing.
I heard a preacher state the other weekend that the so-called "Turn the other cheek" stuff is a warning
before I kick your f*&^kng balls black and blue!~
How's that for more shopping-cart "christianity"?!
Glory gee to Besus. The veneer of civilization is damned thin, even outside the Dark Continent.
Thank You Justin for letting
us know of our Sick, Very Very,
Sick World we all Live In.
I signed for their Lives, May God
Help US ALL.
So noted. Agree with. ;-)
It's all about superstition, isn't it. People who fear what they don't understand. They figure if they destroy what they don't understand, their fear will dissipate.
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