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Now reported on this firsthand in uganda, kenya, russia, and the united states. and i hear word for word the exact same language. speaking with russian right-wing activists who've been instrumental in the passage of those laws, who didn't speak english except for a couple phrases, traditional values, family values, and they would tell me, they said the science upon which we are basing these laws comes from the american family association, the family research council, the very same places that david bahati turned to for the so-called science that supports the uganda law. >> jeff sharlet, contri...

A hero of the author of the bill, did not see fit to even mention it in his official conversation with president museveni. >> jeff, did it end up being important in the development of this law especially as it ended up getting closer to getting signed here? did it end up being an important factor that there were american activists involved in the genesis of this bill as you reported at the time? >> you know, in uganda the american activists have kind of dropped away. it's interesting. the bill sort of moved like a hot potato. and that's what's sort of really alarming is that this bill that beg...

Important in the development of this law especially as it ended up getting closer to getting signed here? did it end up being an important factor that there were american activists involved in the genesis of this bill as you reported at the time? >> you know, in uganda the american activists have kind of dropped away. it's interesting. the bill sort of moved like a hot potato. and that's what's sort of really alarming is that this bill that began with some fringe american activists, then moved into, you know, more mainstream american politicians and their relationships with ugandan politicians...

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