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This week has brought more troubling news from Africa about anti-gay efforts: A Malawi gay couple is now facing 14 years in prison for holding a symbolic wedding ceremony. I recently returned from Uganda, where a bill was introduced that would make homosexuality a crime punishable by life in prison or, in some cases, death. While reporting on this story, I spoke with many of the politicians and religious leaders responsible for the anti-gay campaign in the country. And most, if not all of them told me how they believed that Uganda would set an example for other nations. “We think that God may be using this country of Uganda to provide leadership in the area of moral issues where the world needs it most,” said Ugandan Member of Parliament David Bahati, who authored the bill. Bahati and other backers of the legislation told me how they have already received several calls from politicians all across Africa who have been inspired by Uganda’s proposed anti-gay legislation. Homosexuality is already illegal in 38 African countries—just as it already is in Uganda—but that hasn’t stopped backers of the bill from trying to make it even more so, and the penalties even harsher. Vanguard's “Missionaries of Hate” premieres on Current TV Wednesday, May 26 at 10/9c. Watch a trailer for the episode after the jump. added by: MarianaVanZeller