In a little-noticed October speech in Uganda, Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., urged that nation to stand behind its new Anti-Homosexuality Act, which includes the death penalty.



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GOP House member tells Uganda to ‘stand firm’ in face of opposition to anti-gay law

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) in October remarks said Ugandan leaders, including President Yoweri Museveni, should “stand firm” in the face of international outrage over the passage of a law criminalizing same-sex conduct, including potentially the death penalty for individuals convicted of “aggravated homosexuality.” “Whose side do we want to be on?” Walberg asked during Uganda’s National…

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"Stand firm. Stand firm," Walberg said about Uganda's anti-homosexuality law while delivering a speech at Uganda's National Prayer Breakfast.

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Republican faces backlash for praising plan to kill gay people

A Republican lawmaker gave a speech at a National Prayer Breakfast in Uganda in October in which he urged the nation to stand firm behind its new anti-homosexuality law which includes the death penalty, according to a report.The speech by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) was brought to light by the website The Young Turks and shared by Salon.Walberg’s trip to the country had been funded by the Fellowship Foundation, known as The Family, a U.S. group that…

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In May, Uganda enacted a law letting courts give the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."The law's been heavily criticized by humanitarian organizations

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A Republican House member spoke in support of a Ugandan law that doles out a death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'

“In a little-noticed October speech in Uganda, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) urged that nation to stand behind its new Anti-Homosexuality Act, which includes the death penalty,” Salon reports. “Walberg’s remarks came at Uganda’s National Prayer Breakfast. His trip to attend the event was paid for by the secretive U.S. group behind the National Prayer Breakfast, congressional filings show.”

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GOP Lawmaker Backed Death Penalty for Gay People

Rep. Tim Walberg co-chairs the National Prayer Breakfast — and urged Uganda to "stand firm" on "death to gays" law

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GOP congressman speaks out for Uganda's "death to gays" law

The GOP lawmaker urged Ugandan leaders to "stand firm" against international opposition and condemnation of the law.

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GOP Congressman Traveled to Uganda to Give Speech Praising Anti-LGBTQ Death Penalty Law

U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Tipton) is under fire after Salon reported Wednesday he traveled to Uganda and delivered a speech in support of the country's anti-gay law.

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‘Stand firm’ Walberg tells Uganda over antigay law

Every once in a while, the right in the U.S. can’t help but look longingly at countries where repression of LGBTQ is a matter of law. But Rep. Tim Walberg, a Michigan Republican, went one step further. He actually took a trip to Uganda to meet with leaders there and urge them to “stand firm” in support of their draconian anti-LGBTQ law, which includes the death penalty for gay people. The law is so horrific that even Sen. Ted Cruz has condemned …

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GOP Congressman tells Uganda leaders to “stand firm” in support of LGBTQ death penalty

Ugandas President Yoweri Museveni said that Walberg thinks like us, following his speech. In May, Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 which seeks to criminalize homosexuality, and...

GOP House member tells Uganda to ‘stand firm’ in face of opposition to anti-gay law

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