Even in the face of the Anti-Homosexuality bill currently before the Ugandan parliament, the groups, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), is still working to reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS being a gay disease and urging the government for more inclusive health care as a human right, according to a new article at Behind The Mask. Frank Mugisha of SMUG made this statement:
“HIV related stigma and discrimination is a problem that needs to be addressed in ensuring the achievement of Universal Access by 2010, and extenuating the impact of Aids by 2015”
Read more of this article here.
In case you haven’t heard about this Anti-Homosexuality Bill which could essentially sentence gay people (especially if they’re HIV-positive) to death, here’s the PDF of the bill.
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