Broken Hearts/Fighting Words: US Evangelicals, Border-Crossing Affects, and the Anti-Homosexuality Law in Uganda
- Starts: 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 15, 2016
- Ends: 6:30 pm on Thursday, September 15, 2016
Boston University Graduate Talk Series on Religion and Public Policy Today
In 2010, an “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” was introduced into the Parliament of Uganda that outlawed homosexual sex and called for the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” Many observers have noted ties between far-right US evangelicals and several of the law’s most prominent supporters in Uganda. While the role of Americans was important, the law itself emerged out of a much more complex field that included changes in global Christianity, the impact of neoliberalism, and HIV/AIDS policy. The presentation will position Uganda’s sexual politics in a larger context that challenges the ideological injection model that has dominated US discussions of the law.
Cosponsored with the International Relations and Religion Pizza and Politics Group and the African Studies Center
- Speakers:
- Melani McAlister, Associate Professor of American Studies & International Affairs, George Washington University
- Audience:
- public
- Address:
- 154 Bay State Rd.
- Room:
- Eilts Room
- Fees:
- free
- Registration:
- For more info
- Contact Organization:
- Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs
- Contact Name:
- Arlene Brennan
- Contact Phone:
- 353-5241