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February 25, 2014 09:35 pm GMT

Ugandan Tabloid Outs 'Top 200' Homosexuals, Day After Anti-Gay Law Signed

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A Ugandan tabloid published a list titled "Top 200" homosexuals on Tuesday, just one day after the Ugandan president enacted a broad anti-gay law.

The newspaper Red Pepper (pictured above) published the list of names and some picture, outing several Ugandans under the headline "Exposed." The list includes some Ugandans that had previously not disclosed their sexual orientations, according to the Associated Press

See also: Equality Everywhere: Coming Out in the Digital Age

On Monday, President Yoweri Museveni, who called homosexuality "unnatural" and not a human right, signed a bill making gay sex a crime punishable with up to life in prison. Read more...

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