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US Lawmakers Slam Ugandan Anti-Gay Law

Uganda is reaping blistering international criticism and a loss of aid revenue after President Yoweri Museveni signed a law imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality. Uganda’s new law mandates punishment of up to life in prison for same-sex relations. International reaction has been swift: Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands announced the withholding of more than $20 million in combined aid to Uganda. In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry decried what he called a “tragic...

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