Court topples Uganda’s anti-gay law  By Emma Margolin  According
to msnbc, Uganda’s Constitutional Court has nullified a
draconian anti-gay law that carried, among other penalties,
life-long prison sentences for so-called “aggravated
homosexuality.”  In a decision Friday from a panel of five
judges, the court found Uganda’s recently-enacted Anti-
Homosexuality Act “null and void” because it was passed without
a quorum of the necessary one-third members of parliament
present. Ugandan officials have not yet announced a decision on
whether they’ll appeal the ruling to the nation’s Supreme Court.
The challenge to the law was brought by 10
petitioners, according to the BBC, including academics,
journalists, MPs, and human rights activists. In a statement,
Human Rights First’s Shawn Gaylord congratulated the petitioners
and said he was “deeply impressed” with their hard work and
dedication.  A ruling at this level represents an historic
moment in the fight for the rights of LGBT people in Uganda, and
we hope it wil