. >> reporter: sharon slater, the head of arizona-based evangelical group family watch international.ell you the power that i think will reverberate across africa that will affect the whole world from this conference. we must stop this cultural imperialism that is destroying our children and our families. >> reporter: shortly after the conference, the ugandan president signed the bill. >> she cannot deny those connections. >> reporter: family watch international denies they helped author this anti-lgbtq law, and according to their website the group says it opposed the bill, the penalties including the death penalty, and the part that would punish people for not turning in others. family watch pleaded with the eugandan >> who i have sex with, who i love, is less important to the common person in the village. evangelical groups have jumped on this campaign as an issue for them. and have created a sense that there's widespread hatred in this country. >> reporter: the united states gives a lot of money to uganda, nearly $1 billion in aid. so we've come here to d.c. to see if they have any