District Court Judge Attacks Scott Lively’s ‘Abhorrent’ Anti-Gay Agenda As He Dismisses ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Lawsuit – Towleroad

Anti-gay activist Scott Lively has welcomed a District Court judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of crimes against humanity.

In 2014, Lively was profiled in the Human Rights Campaign’s “The Export of Hate” report. He had been accused of crimes against humanity for inciting anti-gay hatred in Uganda and aiding in the passing of their “Kill the Gays” bill.

The 2012 lawsuit by the Center for Constitutional Rights was brought on behalf of a Ugandan group called Sexual Minorities Uganda.

The lawsuit charged that by preaching that homosexuality is akin to a disease that is spread to children by Western sadists, Lively had “initiated, instigated and directed” the persecution of gay people in Uganda, leading to people being subject to imprisonment, physical injury and death.

According to MassLive, on Monday, Judge Michael A. Ponsor issued an order dismissing the case, ruling that the suit lacked the jurisdiction for it to proceed in a United States court.

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Ponsor said that Lively’s views on LGBT issues ranged from “the ludicrous to the abhorrent” and that “the crackpot bigotry could be brushed aside as pathetic, except for the terrible harm it could cause.”

However, he added that court was required to consider whether Lively’s actions “on American soil” were sufficient to give the court jurisdiction over the case. His decision to dismiss the lawsuit, he said, was appropriate “for this, and only this, reason.”

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