Justice for gay Ugandans?

Alexis Okeowo recalls the shocking murder of Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato, and indicates that the country's gay rights battle is becoming disturbingly deadly:

We are left with many questions. What really happened that afternoon? Does this case signal a stride for justice for gay and lesbian Ugandans? The answer to the first is still hazy. There are some clues as to the second. Last month, the country’s first openly gay bar was suddenly shut down. Sappho Islands had been a haven for young and older gay Ugandans; its owner had arrived to the bar on a weekend to find a padlock placed on the door. Her landlord told her that the bar was too noisy, and that it attracted “strange” people. A couple of weeks later, Ugandan media reported that parliamentarians had voted to reopen debate on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, including the provision that would sentence gays to the death penalty for the offense of being homosexual.

(Image: "In October 2010, Rolling Stone, a newspaper in Kampala, published photographs of gay Ugandans. Included was one of David Kato." Associated Press, via the New York Times)