T ▁U g and ans ▁with ▁an ▁encourag ement ▁to ▁" hang ▁them ". ▁ ▁M ug ish a ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁from ▁SM UG ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Constitution al ▁Rights ▁using ▁the ▁Ali en ▁T ort ▁Stat ute ▁to ▁sue ▁American ▁evangel ist ▁Scott ▁L ively ▁for ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁U g anda ' s ▁Anti - Hom osex ual ity ▁Bill , ▁work ▁described ▁as ▁inc iting ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁gay ▁men ▁and ▁les bi ans ▁and ▁as ▁" con duct ▁... ▁act ively ▁trying ▁to ▁harm ▁and ▁dep rive ▁other ▁people ▁of ▁their ▁rights ▁[ which ] ▁is ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁per sec ution ". ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Federal ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁Michael ▁A . ▁P ons or ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁were ▁on ▁solid ▁ground ▁under ▁international ▁and ▁federal ▁law ▁in ▁reject ing ▁a ▁juris dict ional ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁suit ; ▁he ▁also ▁ruled ▁that ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁def enses ▁for ▁L ively ' s ▁conduct ▁were ▁prem ature . ▁ ▁Writing ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁M ug ish a ▁argued ▁that ▁hom oph ob ia ▁and ▁the ▁hat red ▁behind ▁the ▁Anti - Hom osex ual ity ▁Bill ▁were ▁from ▁western ▁influ ences : ▁" I ▁am ▁a ▁gay ▁man . ▁I ▁am ▁also ▁U g and an . ▁There ▁is ▁nothing ▁un