World | Uganda Uganda Won't Sentence Gays to Death Death penalty is dropped from proposed new law By John Johnson Posted Dec 9, 2009 4:58 PM CST Copied David Cato, a Ugandan gay-rights activist, poses for photographs at a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera) Uganda still views homosexuals as "repugnant," but it won't execute them or send them to jail for life because of their sexual orientation. Those two punishments are being dropped from an anti-gay bill being readied for parliament, the nation's ethics and integrity minister said. The government approves of the measures, but it's bowing to the desires of religious leaders. New penalties are being formulated, along with mandated counseling to help those with "errant" orientation, reports Bloomberg. Read These Next The 60 Minutes segment that was abruptly pulled has now been aired. It's a largely invisible nightmare for many families. Treatment delay was deadly for pregnant cop with atrial fibrillation. Elon Musk just made a big donation to a pro-Trump candidate. Report an error