Gay, Queer Ai: Updated Travel Advisory for Uganda

Contents:

• UGANDA MAY IMPOSE SOME OF THE WORLD’S STRICTT ANTI-GAY MEASUR: ‘YOU’RE FEARG FOR YOUR LIFE’
• TURKEY: PORTUGUE TOURIST SAYS HE WAS JAILED FOR LOOKG GAY
• WHAT DO UGANDA'S NEW ANTI-GAY LAW MEAN FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVEL AI?
• UGANDA'S STRICT ANTI-GAY LAWS ULD AFFECT TOURISTS

UGANDA MAY IMPOSE SOME OF THE WORLD’S STRICTT ANTI-GAY MEASUR: ‘YOU’RE FEARG FOR YOUR LIFE’

Many of Uganda’s trib have a long cultural history of homosexualy, bisexualy, cross-drsg and a general blurrg of sexual orientatns. The origal laws forbiddg homosexual activy were not troduced by Ugandan lers, but by the Brish, unr lonial le the 19th century.

It is ironic, therefore, that many of the Ugandans who are opposed to homosexualy today claim that this is bee is anti-Ugandan and anti-Ain. Dpe Uganda’s sexually liberal history, there’s a myth that homosexualy is a Wtern ctom – beg “troduced” to the ntent as a form of cultural lonialisatn.

LGBTQ+ rights anisatns also pot a fger at evangelil groups and their opposn to “gay agendas”, such as the US missnari who arrived the untry 2009. In speech held ont of thoands of participants, they claimed that homosexualy was evil, and explaed how to make gay people straight. A survey rried out by the Pew Rearch Centre revealed that jt four percent of Ugandans were willg to state that society should accept homosexualy.

TURKEY: PORTUGUE TOURIST SAYS HE WAS JAILED FOR LOOKG GAY

However, the “Kill the Gays Bill” was clared unnstutnal by the nstutnal urt of Uganda.

Tour operators such as Kabiza Wilrns Safaris have weled gay visors and facilated their experienc, cludg gorilla and wildlife there may not be many LGBTQI+ tourists Uganda, many visors om untri like the US, Canada, Atralia, New Zealand, the UK, and Europe support the LGBTQI+ muny. The cultural norm is that what happens private spac, such as the home or the bedroom, should rema 2014, Uganda passed an Anti-Homosexualy Act; however, was later overturned by the nstutnal urt.

WHAT DO UGANDA'S NEW ANTI-GAY LAW MEAN FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVEL AI?

While there is no longer a specific law crimalizg homosexualy, is sential to regnize that societal attus toward LGBTQI+ dividuals rema primarily nservative. This means beg mdful of lol ctoms and norms and avoidg public displays of affectn that may attract unwanted attentn or adverse is also important to note that anti-LGBTQI+ sentiments exist many other Ain untri, even those whout specific anti-homosexualy laws. Recent velopments the untry have seen a rise anti-homosexual rhetoric om var sourc, cludg lol news outlets, ernment officials, parliament, and Print Meveni.

UGANDA'S STRICT ANTI-GAY LAWS ULD AFFECT TOURISTS

In 2023, there was a notable cint where a gay pri flag was flown rponse to the Amerin Embassy on Ggaba Road durg gay pri month, further fuelg the “Kill the Gays Bill” was prevly thrown out by the Constutnal Court on a technily, is unlikely that a siar oute will occur aga. The anti-Homosexualy Bill Effect on Tourism 2023Uganda has faced signifint negative ternatnal attentn, g LGBTQI+ tourists to remove om their travel plans. Furthermore, the “Kill the Gays Bill” has ntributed to Uganda beg labeled as one of the most homophobic untri the world.