Uganda's LGBTQ muny is ' shock' over new measure, gay activist says

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UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS

People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully. * discrimination of the lgbt community *

Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. Many lbian, gay, bi, trans, tersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people report to alg surprisgly well wh systemic discrimatn, and most do not experience prsn or any other mental health ndn. E of the word 'gay' as a rogatory term).

Chan School of Public Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundatn and Natnal Public survey, a natnally reprentative sample of 489 lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer adults, found that more than half of them experienced slurs (57 percent) or offensive ments (53 percent). “Even as we see advanc like gay marriage or pollg that says people are supportive of LGBTQ issu or know a gay person, average muny members are sayg that don’t mean discrimatn has gone away. It suggts a homogeney that do not exist.

Ask, say, a transgenr woman Egypt, who has stggled her entire life to fd a job bee of her genr exprsn, if she “intifi” wh a rich gay Egyptian man who has the rourc to live a fortable life. David M., * a gay man, works at a Fortune 500 pany wh a formal, wrten nondiscrimatn policy. “I uldn’t be fired for beg gay, ” he said.

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Uganda's LGBTQ muny is ' shock' over new measure, gay activist says.

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