Protesters of Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill sprayed with pink dye

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Source: RawReplay
By Kase Wickman

People protesting Uganda’s proposed bill that would allow execution as punishment for being gay were punished themselves yesterday, Rachel Maddow reported. Dramatic photos from Reuters show protesters being sprayed at high power with pink dye, which Maddow said was indelible.

Under the proposed bill, it would also be a punishable offense to hire a gay person, know that someone was gay and not report it, or be landlord to a gay person. These would be punished by imprisonment.

However, Wednesday is the last day in Uganda’s legislative term, and the so-called Kill the Gays bill has been taken off the agenda, MSNBC reports. It’s unclear whether a new bill will be written or if the same one will come back next legislative term, but it seems unlikely that the fight for the bill is over.

Watch Rachel Maddow report on the bill and the protesters’ punishment in a clip below, originally broadcast on “The Rachel Maddow Show” on May 10, 2011, and embedded courtesy of MSNBC

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/05/protesters-of-ugandas-kill-the-gays-bill-sprayed-with-pink-dye/

[ZombieHorde]

1. I wonder what inspired a 'kill the gays' bill? Mystery of mysteries! nt

[sakabatou]

2. Aren't there a few supporters here in the US?

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4. Yep, they are, right here in the US. And they would do the same if given the

chance and some are high level politicians.

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6. Religion, more crap. n/t

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3. This sounds kind of familiar

Isn't this the same kind of thing that the Nazis did to German Jews? Or something very similar?

[RKP5637]

5. Same old shit. These people never go away, they just get suppressed, but

given the chance they rear their ugly heads.