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.
WHAT DO UGANDA'S NEW ANTI-GAY LAW MEAN FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVEL AI?
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.
UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW: HOW RTRICTED ARE LGBTQ RIGHTS AI?
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.
NAMIBIAN MPS BACK ANTI-GAY LAW SPE SUPREME COURT LG
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.