Anti-gay activists in Uganda held a rally on Monday in the capital Kampala to demand the government upholds a ban on gay sex. The Interfaith Rainbow Coalition Against Homosexuality said the rally at a sports stadium showed how much Ugandans deplored homosexuality. A Commonwealth summit is about to take place in the African nation and protesters believe it is because of the summit that the Ugandan government is being pressed to change the law before the meeting. Homosexuality carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment in Uganda. Anti gay activist Pastor Martin Sempa told the BBC that homosexuals were using the summit to try and "shame, force, coerce, intimidate Uganda into changing our laws". "We are telling them that Africans find homosexuality reprehensible. Leave us alone." Gay activists did hold a news conference but most wore masks, as they are too scared to be seen. The government of Uganda has rejected calls for recognition and equal rights for gay people. Ref: Rainbow Network, BBC News (m)
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First published: Thursday, 23rd August 2007 - 5:44pm