GOP Congressman Traveled to Uganda to Give Speech Praising Anti-LGBTQ Law

A Republican congressman traveled to Uganda in October to praise the country’s government for passing a law that criminalized homosexuality with harsh punishments, including the death penalty. Details of Rep. Tim Walberg’s (R-Michigan) travels to the central African country were revealed in reporting from Salon this week, which noted that both his trip and his keynote speech to attendees of Uganda’…

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