Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuday makg a crime to intify as LGBTQ, handg thori broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimatn and mob vlence.
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- UGANDA PASSED ONE OF THE WORLD’S HARSHT ANTI-GAY LAWS. LGBTQ PEOPLE SCRIBE LIVG THERE AS ‘HELL’
- WHAT DO UGANDA'S NEW ANTI-GAY LAW MEAN FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVEL AI?
- UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW: HOW RTRICTED ARE LGBTQ RIGHTS AI?
- NAMIBIAN MPS BACK ANTI-GAY LAW SPE SUPREME COURT LG
UGANDA PASSED ONE OF THE WORLD’S HARSHT ANTI-GAY LAWS. LGBTQ PEOPLE SCRIBE LIVG THERE AS ‘HELL’
Canon John Awodi clar vehemently that “homosexualy is a s that mt be repented of, ” addg that is agast the “orr of God. “Homosexualy is not natural, is unnatural. The them have bee a mon thread his sermons and terviews, pecially sce Uganda’s Anti-Homosexualy Act was signed to law last month.
The act outlaws gay marriage Uganda, punish same-sex acts wh life imprisonment, and lls for the ath penalty for “aggravated homosexualy” – which clus sex wh a mor or otherwise vulnerable person, havg sex while HIV posive and ct.
In recent weeks, disturbg vios have surfaced showg mountg hostily towards lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex dividuals Uganda sce the retroductn of the Anti-Homosexualy Bill. At least 300 human rights vlatns agast spected homosexuals have been reported Uganda arisg om the Anti-Homosexualy Act of 2023, the SRT told CNN. Nash Wash Raphael, a 30-year-old transgenr man, says he was attacked on the night Meveni signed the Anti-Homosexualy Act.
WHAT DO UGANDA'S NEW ANTI-GAY LAW MEAN FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVEL AI?
The new law stat that “a person who promot homosexualy ms an offense and is liable, on nvictn, to imprisonment for a perd not exceedg twenty years. It also requir Ugandans to report spected homosexuals or vlatns of the law to the thori. On Meveni’s remendatn, the law prcrib rehabilatn for nvicted homosexuals to change their sexual orientatn, even though scientists say so-lled nversn therapy is harmful and effective.
Ugandan lawmakers, who overwhelmgly supported the bill, railed agast the supposed “recment” of young people to homosexualy, pedophilia and groomg. “I want to disagree wh the people who say homosexualy is a Wtern ncept. We’ve lived wh homosexualy here this untry, Ai.
UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW: HOW RTRICTED ARE LGBTQ RIGHTS AI?
Human rights advot say that the offense of “promotn” of homosexualy uld be weaponized agast activists, journalists, or any ordary cizen. It is the st of ntug to operate a nservative Ugandan society where homophobic msagg emanat everywhere om church and mosqu to the hight polil offic, Amek said.
The Church of Uganda openly fied the Archbishop of Canterbury, Jt Welby, and supported the Anti-Homosexualy Act, accg the global head of the Anglin Church of misterpretg the Bible. The Church of Uganda says will separate om the Church of England over their differenc on the issue of homosexualy.
NAMIBIAN MPS BACK ANTI-GAY LAW SPE SUPREME COURT LG
The Anti-Homosexualy Act of 2023 is a revival of a prev versn nicknamed the “Kill the Gays” Bill that Uganda’s parliament passed 2014 but which was blocked urt on a technily. Dore ResteThe recent crimalizatn of homosexualy Uganda has alt a heavy blow to Ai's reputatn as an clive and iendly statn for the LGBTQ+ muny.
It has also raised qutns on the safety and acceptance of LGBTQ+ dividuals travelg to the end of May Uganda's print, Yoweri Meveni, signed a bill crimalizg same-sex nduct, cludg potentially the ath penalty for those nvicted of "aggravated homosexualy, " to was a shockg velopment for many the tourism dtry and one wh ripple effects on regnal perceptns, acrdg to John Tanzella, print/CEO of the Internatnal LGBTQ+ Travel Associatn (IGLTA). • Cover story: The gay cise of age. "When a untry enacts or rerc homophobic laws, creat a negative image that n ter LGBTQ+ travelers om nsirg other Ain statns.
"When homophobia is on the rise Poland, travel advisors don't panic about sendg LGBTQ+ travelers to Europe, " he said, addg that statns need to be viewed dividually. Qu Karala, 29, a member of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and queer (LGBTQ) muny and a sgle mother of one pos for a picture wh rabow lours at the offic of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocy, after a Rters terview Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda April 4, 2023.