Social Issues

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Thousands of youths demonstrate against homosexuality in Uganda's capital, Kampala, in January 2010. Ugandan Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo has accused some nongovernmental organizations of conspiring with foreign backers to recruit children into homosexuality. (Associated Press)

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People react during the funeral of Ugandan gay activist David Kato in Mukono, Uganda, in January 2011. His slaying followed the publication of his name and picture, and those of about 100 other suspected gays, in a tabloid under an inflammatory headline, "Hang them." (Associated Press)

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Consumer activist Ralph Nader (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Members of Warfighter Sports Denali Challenge pull gear June 13, 2012, while attempting to climb Mount McKinley in Alaska. The five men, all severely wounded in war, including four who had amputations, had to abandon their climb of North America's tallest peak because of weather. (Associated Press/Disabled Sports USA)

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Walgreen's pharmacy manager Sarah Freedman stands in her store in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Would you go to a pharmacy to get tested for the AIDS virus? Health officials want to know. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced a $1.2 million pilot project to offer free rapid HIV tests at pharmacies and clinics in 24 cities and rural communities. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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The OraQuick ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test (shown here) is used in pharmacies and drugstore clinics for rapid-result AIDS tests. A home version of the test was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/OraSure Technologies)

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As abortion foes pray outside, Jackson Women's Health Organization owner Diane Derzis stands at the gate of Mississippi's only abortion clinic, in Jackson, Miss., on Monday. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Sunday that blocked enforcement of a law that could effectively regulate it out of business. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Four aid workers arrive by Kenyan military helicopter in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, three days after they were kidnapped by gunmen who attacked a convoy from a Kenyan refugee camp. "We are happy. We are back. We are alive and we are happy this has ended," said Qurat-Ul-Ain Sadazai, one of the four workers with the Norwegian Refugee Council. They were rescued by a pro-government Somali militia group.