NewsWrap for the week ending July 12, 2014

SUMMARY

Economical Excuse - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni blames reduced Western aid over the draconian "Anti-Homosexuality Law" for having to raise taxes, which LGBT activists fear will add even more fuel to the homophobic fire in the country …

Unending Ugandan Nightmare - a statement by the Ugandan government insists that the so-called "Jail All The Gays" law is not meant to punish gay people but only to curb "the open promotion of homosexuality," but recent actions by government agencies contradict that assertion, and five Ugandans – including 16- and 18-year old students – suffer torturous "anal probes" to supposedly confirm their homosexuality after being charged with "promoting" it "to minors" …

Not On the Guest List - a bouncer at Kiev's Pamada Club rebuffs an attempt by neo-Nazi skinheads to invade the gay nightspot in the Ukrainian capital after its mayor's cancellation of a Pride parade over safety concerns …

Mile-High Marriage Dogfight - Colorado is the latest state to have its ban on civil marriage for same-gender couples declared federally unconstitutional, while rogue county clerks led by Boulder's Hillary Hall issue licenses to lesbian and gay couples despite being ordered not to by the state Attorney General …

Straight to the Top - Utah officials announce a direct challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court of the appeals court ruling overturning that state's ban …

Shut Your Eyes - Indiana's governor orders state officials not to recognize the legal marriages of same-gender couples …

Forward March - Wisconsin's Attorney General formally challenges a district court ruling striking down his state's ban in a federal appeals court …

Voting on Vows - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny officially announces that a planned national referendum on marriage equality will be held within the first four months of 2015 …

Storming the Bastille - a landmark ruling by France's top administrative court clears the way for the marriage of an immigrant Senegalese man to his gay French partner ….

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