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The US military services have come under fire from gay rights groups from around the world.

The current status of the US military forces is don't ask if it is approved to be gay. Don't tell other army officials that you are gay. In fact, pretend you are not gay. This way, you can represent your country.

However, President Obama has urged the US High Court to intervene in the matter, and openly permit homosexuals and lesbians in the defence forces.

"The White House has been missing in action on Capitol Hill, undermining efforts to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' in the final session of this Congress, potentially leaving the judiciary as the only solution for our brave men and women in uniform," Obama in a statement.

Last month saw U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips bar enforcement of the legal requirement that homosexuals and lesbians in the armed forces have to keep their sexuality to themselves. The ruling was based on the belief that it infringed on the constitutional free-speech and due-process rights of gay men and women in the armed forces.

Obama has been backed by gay rights groups and countries and states from around the world, including some states of America, who support gay marriage and union.

Katy Perry has announced that her video for Firework is dedicated to the It Gets Better project.

Perry followed the lead of other A-Listers supporting the project such as Lady GaGa and Ke$ha.

The 2010 project comes after six gay teens committed suicide after they were victim to immense bullying due to their sexuality.

Perry's clip portrays herself helping all sorts of suppressed youth, such as the severely ill, weight conscience and of course, gay.

the video has raked up nearly 7 million views in the first 6 days since its post.

A link to Perry's Firework video is below.

A weekly Ugandan media outlet, ironically titled Rolling Stone, published a list of 100 reportedly gay public personalities including army officials earlier this year. As a result, an immense amount of harrassment followed for this men.

On November 3, 2010 The Age published on their website that a Ugandan court has ordered the paper to reframe from publishing names and photographs of these men in a bid to out them.

High Court judge Vincent Musoke-Kibuuka said the paper's anti-gay campaign was an ''invasion of the right to privacy''.

The paper goes in sync with multiple church officials and politicians who are calling for a law to guarantee openly homosexual men are given a life sentenced, as a minimum. Another punishment promoted by these publications include hanging.

This judgement is clearly a positive move for equal rights in a consistantly hostile Uganda. However, whether or not Ugandan gays will experience freedoms at a higher level like in countries such as Australia, Canada, America and Germany is another question.

What is evident is the suppression and fear that is felt by homosexuals around the world is fuelled by this sort of unequal, and bigoted behaviour. These expressions represent a viewpoint that is being slowly burried in the Western World, and while hopefully follow through into countries and cultures such as Uganda.

To view an interview with David Bahati- one of Uganda's MP's who support anti-gay legislation, click on the video below.