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| Archbishop attacks anti-gay bill | |
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| The Archbishop of York has condemned proposals in Uganda to put to death gay people who have sex with a minor. | The Archbishop of York has condemned proposals in Uganda to put to death gay people who have sex with a minor. |
| John Sentamu, who was born in the African country, said anti-homosexual laws being debated were "victimising". | John Sentamu, who was born in the African country, said anti-homosexual laws being debated were "victimising". |
| A private member's bill going through Uganda's parliament would see gays and lesbians sentenced to life in prison if convicted of having sex. | |
| Dr Sentamu told the BBC the Anglican communion was committed to recognising that gay people were valued by God. | Dr Sentamu told the BBC the Anglican communion was committed to recognising that gay people were valued by God. |
| Aid threat | |
| Under the bill, proposed by MP David Bahati, people who fail to report homosexuality face up to three years in jail. | Under the bill, proposed by MP David Bahati, people who fail to report homosexuality face up to three years in jail. |
| Dr Sentamu told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm opposed to the death sentence. I'm also not happy when you describe people in the kind of language you find in this private member's bill." | Dr Sentamu told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm opposed to the death sentence. I'm also not happy when you describe people in the kind of language you find in this private member's bill." |
| He added it seemed not only victimising but also "a diminishment of the individuals concerned". | He added it seemed not only victimising but also "a diminishment of the individuals concerned". |
| He also pointed out that the current law in Uganda already had provision for the same measures proposed in the new bill. | |
| "Sometimes people have not understood that at the moment the law in Uganda, without this bill, does exactly the same thing," he said. | |
| Sweden has threatened to withdraw aid if the bill is approved and Africa minister Baroness Kinnock has raised concerns with her Ugandan counterpart. |