Sunday 13 February 2011

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/02/gay-british-radio-personality-flees-uganda-after-threats-by-anti-gay-mp/

By Mark Singer • Sunday, February 13, 2011 • Comments (5)
A popular BBC radio host was forced to flee armed police in Uganda, after revealing to British-educated politician and member of Uganda’s parliament, David Bahati, that he is gay.
Scott Mills and a BBC production crew were in Uganda to film an upcoming television special titled “The Worst Place to Be Gay?”
During an interview with Bahati, the key author of Uganda’s anti-homosexuality legislation — often referred to as the “Kill the Gays” bill — Mills told him he is gay and Bahati became furious.
Mills, 36, told reporters that the MP went “mental” and called for armed backup.
“He was scary. He ordered us to cut the cameras then brought a security guard,” Mills recalled. “We ran off and he rang one of our guys saying, ‘Where are they staying? What are the registration plates? I want them arrested. They won’t get far.’”Read More

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