SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — Scott Lively, president of Abiding Truth Ministries in Springfield, Massachusetts, is being accused of persecuting LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) people abroad by Sexual Minorities Uganda.
Sexual Minorities Uganda, an LGBT advocacy group, alleges that Lively conspired with Ugandan religious and political leaders since 2002 to incite anti-gay sentiment in that country that has resulted in housing and employment discrimination, arrest, torture and the murder of gays and lesbians. The case, filed in 2012, is expected to go to trial in early 2016 in a U.S. district court in Massachusetts. If convicted, Lively could face a fine.
(RNS)
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