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Kapya Kaoma

Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma was a Senior Research Analyst at PRA (2008-2018). He was the original researcher to expose the ties between U.S. right-wing evangelicals and the anti-LGBTQ legislation in Uganda, and has testified before Congress and the United Nations. He is the author of “Globalizing the Culture Wars” and “Colonizing African Values,” and appears as an expert voice in the 2013 documentary God Loves Uganda. He received his doctorate in Ethics from Boston University.

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Political Research Associates
How the U.S. Christian Right Is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa
While U.S. Christian Right leaders made headlines when international pressure forced them to retract support for Uganda’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009, a new report by Political Research…
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Public Eye
African Anti-Gay Politics In The Global Discourse
In August 2010, more than 400 African Anglican Bishops gathered in Entebbe, Uganda, for their second All-Africa Bishops Conference, which attracted global media attention because of the debates on LGBT rights.
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Public Eye
The anti-LGBT laws in Uganda have an external influencer: The U.S. Christian Right.
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