Uganda’s parliament has delayed consideration of a bill that would force gays and lesbians to serve life in prison. Debate on the bill has been moved to Friday after a parliamentary walkout over an unrelated matter. Originally put forward in 2009, the legislation once called for the execution of homosexuals. In addition to targeting gays and lesbians directly, the bill also mandates a seven-year prison sentence for anyone who “aids, abets, counsels or procures another to engage [in] acts of homosexuality.”