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[MsDemeanor]

Originally Posted by Corkey

http://americasvoiceonline.org/page/s/DontHuntHumans

Kansas rep. wants to hunt undocumented people from helicopters.

Sarah Palin must be jealous as all get out...she only gets to hunt critters from helicopters.

[weatherboi]

http://www.change.org/petitions/tell...not-acceptable

this petition is trying to stop websites that promote "gift giving" and "bug chasing" and methamphetamine use within our community. bare backing and drug use when hiv positive is not ok...in fact it is criminal!!! please sign and help stop this disastrous trend from growing!!!!

[weatherboi]

Please please please!!!
Go and check out this petition and sign it if you agree! Thanks!!!

Originally Posted by weatherboi

http://www.change.org/petitions/tell...not-acceptable

this petition is trying to stop websites that promote "gift giving" and "bug chasing" and methamphetamine use within our community. bare backing and drug use when hiv positive is not ok...in fact it is criminal!!! please sign and help stop this disastrous trend from growing!!!!

[EnderD_503]

In 24 hours, the Ugandan Parliament may vote on a brutal new law that carries the death penalty for homosexuality. Thousands of Ugandans could face execution -- just for being gay.

We've helped stop this bill before, and we can do it again. After a massive global outcry last year, Ugandan President Museveni blocked the bill's progress. But political unrest is mounting in Uganda, and religious extremists in Parliament are hoping confusion and violence in the streets will distract the international community from a second push to pass this hate-filled law. We can show them that the world is still watching. If we block the vote for two more days until Parliament closes, the bill will expire forever.

We have no time to lose. Let’s get to one million voices against Uganda's gay death penalty in the next 24 hours -- sign now then spread the word about this campaign!

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/uganda_s...obia_petition/

[EnderD_503]

Update: May 11 2011 - The Pressure is Working -- the bill did not come to a vote today! But the anti-gay movement is fighting to bring it back in an emergency session on Friday. Our signatures are being delivered directly to Uganda's Parliament and media across the world are reporting on our campaign. Let's ramp up the pressure - if we can stop a vote on the bill this week -- we'll win this!

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/uganda_s...obia_petition/

[EnderD_503]

Just to follow up on the result of the petition against the proposed Ugandan anti-gay law that would result in the death penalty for homosexuals who were caught "engaging in homosexuality" more than once, and how signing petitions can really make a difference in the world:

Dear friends,

Uganda's anti-gay law has failed! It looked sure to pass last week, but after 1.6 million petition signatures delivered to Parliament, tens of thousands of phone calls to our own governments, hundreds of media stories about our campaign and a massive global outcry, Ugandan politicians dropped the bill!

It was down to the wire - religious extremists tried to push the bill through on Wednesday, and then convened an unprecedented emergency session of Parliament on Friday. But each time, within hours, we reacted. A huge congratulations to everyone who signed, called, forwarded and donated to this campaign - with our help, thousands of innocent people in Uganda's gay community do not wake up this morning facing execution for whom they chose to love.

Frank Mugisha, a courageous leader of the gay community in Uganda sent us this message:

"Brave Ugandan LGBT activists and millions of people around the world have stood together and faced down this horrendous anti-homosexuality bill.The support from the Avaaz global community has tipped the scales to prevent this Bill going forward. Global solidarity has made a huge difference"

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs' Office also wrote to Avaaz:

"Many thanks. As you know, thanks to a very large extent to the intensive lobbying and combined effort of you, other civil society representatives, EU and other governments, plus our delegation and embassies on the ground the Bill was not presented to the Parliament this morning."

This fight is not over. The extremists behind this bill could try again within just 18 months. But this is the second time we've helped defeat this bill, and we'll keep going until the hate-mongers give up.

Transforming the deeper causes of ignorance and hatred behind homophobia is an historic, long term struggle, one of the great causes of our generation. But Uganda has become a front line in that struggle, and a powerful symbol. The victory there echoes across many other places where hope is desperately needed, showing that kindness, love, tolerance and respect can defeat hatred and ignorance. Again, a huge thanks to all who made it happen.

With enormous gratitude and admiration for this amazing community,

Ricken, Emma, Iain, Alice, Giulia, Saloni and the whole Avaaz team.

Anti-gay Bill Shelved: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13392723

[EnderD_503]

Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/let-...canada#updates

Background story:

http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Al...ass-10192.aspx

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/O...ely-10177.aspx