Uganda Lawmaker Suggests Homosexuality Could Lead To Legalization of Sex with Animals: VIDEO

A Ugandan lawmaker has urged the country’s youth to become “ground fighters” in the national battle against homosexuality.

Rebecca Kadaga (right), the Speaker of Parliament, made the comments at a party hosted by youth leaders to congratulate her on her reelection to Parliament last February.

Kadaga was a driving force behind Uganda’s “kill the gays” law. In 2012, she promised to pass the law as a “Christmas gift” to Ugandans.

RELATED: Ugandan High School Reportedly Suspends 20 Students on Suspicion of Being Gay

Kadaga added she has proof that NGOs working in Uganda are recruiting children into homosexuality. She added that “the Canadian court has legalised sex with dogs in addition to homosexuality.”

Uganda recognized for promoting African culture. This is good! t.co/ZWzggHmEur

— Rebecca Kadaga (@RebeccaKadaga) March 9, 2016

AllAfrica Reports:

Ms Kadaga said the youth are soft targets for homosexuals and pro-gay lobbyists from the Western world using scholarships and donor organisations to spread the vice and lure young people into it.

“We must stand against homosexuality and I enlist you as ground fighters against the vice among your fellow youth. Secure them from the vice with a vibrant programme,” Ms Kadaga said and warned the youth against being used as conduits…

She said there is credible information that some NGOs are recruiting children into homosexuality in Kamuli, asking security organs to investigate the issue and take appropriate action.

“It is disheartening that the social media reported that the Canadian court has legalised sex with dogs in addition to homosexuality. So security, act on these organisations luring innocent kids or we hold you as accomplices to the vice,” Ms Kadaga said.

In 2012, Kadaga received a blessing from Pope Francis.

Watch a 2012 report on Kadaga’s “kill the gays” bill below.

[Kadaga image via Wikipedia]

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Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes’ ‘Party of One’ is Music to a Gay Man’s Ears

Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes has just published a hilarious memoir and a great summer beach book called Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs which takes the music of the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s as its soundtrack as Holmes chronicles his journey through those decades as a gay man, from high school to Catholic college, to the bars of New York City and the advertising industry, and to his accidental career as a VJ.

We’re thrilled to feature Holmes in this week’s very funny TowleREAD audio feature.

Allow him to introduce the reading:

This is a selection from my memoir, Party of One, which came out on Tuesday, June 28. It’s a memoir of all of my worst behavior and least healthy choices through my years, and all of the wonderful places that they’ve taken me.

The piece that I’m going to read for you is from a chapter about my awkward, self-destructive coming out in the early nineties at a conservative Catholic college in New England, and my first attempt at love. It takes place after I have written to a letter to the school newspaper, anonymously, indicating that I am a gay person on campus. And I would read that letter, but it is so full of conflicted, self-loathing nineteen-year-oldness that I just can’t face it again. So you’ll have to buy the book if you want to read it and cringe. How enticing is that?

You should also know that I begin this chapter by saying I’m so terrified of AIDS at this point in my life that I can’t even listen to the Suzanne Vega album “99.9ºF” because it’s about AIDS. My literal, actual, entire HIV and AIDS action plan was just not to listen to that album. We pick up the story right when the chaplain’s office has decided to put a support group together for gay and lesbian students. So here we go.

Enjoy:

Holmes is also a comedian, and contributes to Esquire magazine.

You can pick up Party of One on Amazon.

As a bonus, check out this great playlist Holmes made up for the book, featuring the soundtrack of his life, and visit his website HERE.

You can also buy any of the books we have featured on TowleREAD in our store.

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Rashod Ollison Reads from His Lyrical Coming-of-Age Memoir ‘Soul Serenade’ – LISTEN

Garth Greenwell Reads from His Remarkable Debut Novel ‘What Belongs To You’ – LISTEN

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Caitlyn Jenner: ‘Donald Trump Seems Very Much Behind the LGBT Community’

Caitlyn Jenner has hardly made it a secret that she’s a Republican and plans to vote Republican come November. She previously supported Ted Cruz for president, saying she wanted to be his ambassador for transgender issues, blasted Hillary Clinton as a “f**king liar”, and pulled a bathroom stunt at Trump Tower in Manhattan in an attempt to show how trans-inclusive the Donald really is.

Now Jenner is doubling down on her apparent support of Trump, suggesting that he has a positive record on LGBT rights. Said Jenner in an interview with Stat, 

“…Trump seems to be very much for women. He seems very much behind the LGBT community because of what happened in North Carolina with the bathroom issue. He backed the LGBT community.”

Comparing Trump to Hillary Clinton, Jenner did admit that, “…in Trump’s case, there’s a lot more unknowns. With Hillary, you pretty much know what you’re gonna get with the LGBT community.”

And what you would get with Hillary versus Trump is an actual supporter of the LGBT community as opposed to someone who has said, for example, that evangelicals can trust him on marriage, and that he would appoint a Supreme Court justice that would overturn SCOTUS’ gay marriage ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. 

In case you have any doubt about Trump’s anti-LGBT positions, just ask the gays, or at least a few of the gays, such as gay marriage-watcher Matt Baume or Prop. 8 defendants Jeff Zarillo and Paul Katami.

[h/t HuffPo]

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AT&T launches fourth annual Live Proud campaign

www.glaad.org/blog/att-launches-fourth-annual-live-proud-campaign

Caitlyn Jenner: Donald Trump Is a Champion for Women and LGBT People

The reality star and former Olympian reiterated her support for the likely Republican candidate in an interview with People magazine.

www.advocate.com/election/2016/6/29/caitlyn-jenner-donald-trump-champion-women-and-lgbt-people

Calum McSwiggan’s Friends: “Don’t Form Opinions” About Alleged Attack Just Yet

On Tuesday, we reported the alleged hate crime assault on Calum McSwiggan, the gay YouTube star.

Over the weekend, the British personality took to Facebook to share a photo of himself in the hospital, describing the event as “the worst night of my life.”

Related: Popular Gay YouTuber Calum McSwiggan Brutally Beaten Outside The Abbey In West Hollywood

Authorities disputed McSwiggan’s story in a statement:

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has an affirmative duty to fully investigate all assaults and reports of violence in our community.  Deputies from West Hollywood Station responded to and investigated the report by Calum McSwiggan that he was assaulted by three males after leaving a local nightclub early Monday morning.  Responding deputies were unable to substantiate the assault.  Mr. McSwiggan, who had no visible injuries, was subsequently arrested after deputies observed him vandalizing a car in the 8900 block of Santa Monica Boulevard.  After being booked and photographed, Mr. McSwiggan was placed into a cell by himself at West Hollywood Station.  Mr. McSwiggan was then observed injuring himself with the handle and receiver to a payphone inside the cell.  Medical personnel were summoned and Mr. McSwiggan was transported to a local hospital for treatment.  Mr. McSwiggan’s booking photo was taken prior to deputies seeing Mr. McSwiggan injuring himself.  That booking photo is attached [above].

Here’s McSwiggan’s original Facebook post:

With three broken teeth and six stitches in my forehead, I’ve never felt so terrified to be a gay man in the public eye. All I can do is thank my wonderful friends @riyadhk, @melaniiemurphyand @douga_ for being with me the whole way. I’d be lost without them. Right now I don’t feel that I’m in the right place to talk about this but I will be addressing this fully in the future.

Related: Sources Are Seriously Questioning Whether Gay YouTube Star Was Actually Beaten In WeHo

Here’s what he’s written on Twitter following the police’s official statement:

I’ve been told to say nothing before court tomorrow but staying silent here is killing us. If you’re a friend just DM me for the truth.

— Calum McSwiggan (@CalumMcSwiggan) June 29, 2016

For now, his friends are sticking up for McSwiggan’s claims:

I’m not commenting until tomorrow when we know more and can legally speak. I saw Cal screaming crying after the attack. He didn’t fake it

— Riyadh Khalaf (@RiyadhK) June 29, 2016

None of us have spoken fully yet about yesterday’s events/@CalumMcSwiggan‘s attack & the aftermath, so please don’t form opinions til then x

— Melanie Murphy (@melaniietweets) June 29, 2016

Meanwhile, plenty of other people have taken to Twitter to share their own opinions on the matter:

I can’t find a violin to play that’s tiny enough for the chance that McSwiggan may be misrepresented

— Andreas (@AndreasLeKirk) June 29, 2016

I think I’m just mad that Callum McSwiggan’s mugshot is A+ and I would look like a hungover rat.

— Jack (@jckbkrrr) June 29, 2016

Whatever the spin, Calum McSwiggan was fine in his booking photo, and then he was show with injuries. The story doesn’t add up.

— Christopher D. Clegg (@chrisdclegg) June 29, 2016

it pisses me off how the LGBT community are all for supporting mental health issues but when Calum McSwiggan shows signs, we humiliate him

— danjoerous woman (@jBarge_) June 29, 2016

Even if Calum McSwiggan isn’t lying about the hate crime, the fact people think he is lying says a lot about how he handles himself

— ????? (@lxthrdg) June 29, 2016

McSwiggan’s is scheduled to appear in court today. We’ll keep you posted as the story develops.

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Wife Finds Gay Videos On Husband’s Phone, Suspects He’s Sleeping With His Best Friend… Now What?!

A woman has been thrown into complete turmoil after finding pages and pages of gay porn on her husband’s phone. So she’s seeking words of  help from veteran advice columnist Colleen Nolan.

“I’m a 32-year-old woman,” the woman’s letter begins. “I’ve been with my partner for 10 years (married for four) and we have a child together who is nearly seven.”

Related: Woman Suffers Breakdown After Discovering Gay Searches On Her Fiance’s Phone, Seeks Professional Help

She continues: “I have never been paranoid before about what my husband gets up to and have always trusted him. That was until I used his phone to search for something online and found a tab open for a gay porn site. I looked at his history and found lots more gay porn.”

Hmmm. As we’ve reported in the past, sometimes straight guys watch gay porn. So this alone shouldn’t be cause for concern. But, of course, there’s another layer to story…

“Now I’m very suspicious about him and his friendship with his best mate,” the woman continues, “as they are always together to the point where he barely spends any time with me. They even go for meals and to the cinema together.”

She says she’s never thought much of their friendship, “but now all the pieces add up and point to the fact that they’re more than friends.”

“Should I confront him?” she wonders.

Related: Straight Guys Reflect On Those Times They Had Gay Sex

Colleen wastes no time answering the question.

“Yes, absolutely,” she advises. “You can’t un-see this stuff.”

As for his best mate, she says, it’s most likely that the two are just friends.

“But because of what you’ve found you’re naturally suspicious and you’ve immediately latched on
to the idea they’re sleeping together,” she says. “You need to know one way or the other, so sit down with him, explain what you’ve seen and find out what’s going on.”

But, she cautions, “be prepared that he might turn round and admit that he’s gay or bisexual.”

“It might be one of those situations where he’s been in denial for many years or perhaps he knew his family wouldn’t accept his sexuality and he’s hoped that somehow marriage would change things,” she says.

“The bottom line is you can’t just go back to how things were before you found this material and pretend you haven’t seen it,” she concludes.

Related: Does This Man’s Wife Deserve To Know His Kinky Gay Adult Film Past?

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Gay Men in Ivory Coast Forced to Flee Homes After Signing Condolence Book for Orlando Victims

A group of gay men in Ivory Coast, Africa have been forced to flee their homes in fear for their safety after the U.S. Embassy published a photo of them signing a condolence book for victims of the June 12 massacre at the Orlando LGBT Pulse nightclub.

The AP reports:

The photo, published on the embassy’s website, shows the faces of six men with the caption “LGBTI community signing the condolence book.” It was taken at the embassy on June 16, the same day Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan and other officials signed the book in honor of the 49 people killed in the Orlando attack.

The photo, which is published above with the identities of the men redacted, is still available on the U.S. Embassy website because “the embassy had received no requests to take it down,” according to the AP.

The men, who were not told the photo would be published, report being assaulted and 4 of 6 pictured in the photo have fled their homes “under pressure from family and friends who had been unaware of their sexual orientation.”

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Mat Staver: Orlando Vigils Have Become ‘Homosexual Love Fests’ – LISTEN

Mat Staver, friend of Kim Davis, head honcho at anti-gay litigation group Liberty Counsel, Christmas shopping guru and protector of children from evil queers, just had to have his say on the Orlando massacre.

Displaying the usual Christian right lack of empathy and Christianity, Staver has said that memorial gatherings following Orlando have turned into a “homosexual love fest.”

RELATED: Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver and Matt Barber Are Convinced ‘Satanic’ Gay Marriage Will Literally Bring About God’s Wrath: AUDIO

Speaking on radio show “Faith and Freedom” about how churches should pass resolutions defending “traditional marriage,” Staver blathered:

“I encourage other denominations and churches to pass resolutions and we’re certainly willing and able to draft them…

“I encourage your people in your churches to step on the right side of history and step on the side of marriage and the natural created order of man and woman.

“Even in the situation following what happened in Orlando, churches got involved and they led in some cases and in other cases they followed and they ultimately allowed that situation, instead of an opportunity to pray, some of them allowed it to be a homosexual love fest. That’s not something that we need to celebrate, this is a tragedy that is against all Americans.”

Co-host Matt Barber added that LGBT-friendly Christians are “disobeying Christ, are actually running afoul of God and Jesus in the context of the marriage debate and are siding with the Prince of the World who is trying to redefine marriage.”

“Believe me,” added Barber, “this idea of gay marriage didn’t come from God, it didn’t come from Christ, so who did it come from?”

Satan himself, Matt. It was Satan.

When contacted, neither Barber or Staver could confirm they were not wearing clothes of mixed cloths. We can however confirm that both are in escrow selling their daughters into slavery.

In related news, its believed that up to 47 people turned up on Monday to Brian Brown’s “March For Marriage.”

2016 March for Marriage Was Great Success! t.co/HWPenrV5I3 #tcot #no4m #Marriage pic.twitter.com/2NsRVIW5cc

— Brian S. Brown (@briansbrown) June 28, 2016

Listen to Staver and Barber via Right Wing Watch below.

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