...As The Inquisitr previously reported, Mother Jones blamed Lively for the anti-gay sentiment that has reportedly surfaced in the African country. The publication noted that he first visited Uganda in 2002 and has fostered relationships with politicians and religious leaders, spearheading their battle against the LGBTQ community.

Lively was sued in 2012 by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of Sexual Minorities Uganda. The lawsuit was reportedly a response to his 2009 talks in Uganda, which purportedly inspired the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The act ⁠– which Lively did not endorse due to the inclusion of the death penalty ⁠– was ultimately ruled invalid in 2014. ...

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