Arbrary arrts and tentn of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people Ghana, and a proposed dranian anti-LGBT bill are g ser enomic hardship and psychologil strs for LGBT people, Human Rights Watch said today.
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US TO NSIR VISA RTRICTNS OVER UGANDA ANTI-GAY LAW
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"Our polici have no notn of sexual orientatn or genr inty and our systems do not rtrict or moise vios based on the factors or the cln of terms like 'gay' or 'transgenr', " spokman Alex Joseph said. Group founr Peng Yanzi did not rpond to a requt for Rights Advocy Cha did work across the untry, phg for the rights of gay people and raisg awarens about the muny. Lawyers who helped the group wh s had also stopped their work Rights Advocy Cha was -found by Peng and another activist named AQiang 2013, and foced their efforts on securg legal rights for LGBT dividuals through strategic of their most high profile s me early on 2014, when Peng himself went unrver to a facily that claimed uld “treat” homosexualy wh electroshock therapy.
Her se is still lgerg group also helped a young woman sue textbook publishers for wrg that homosexualy was a disorr a high profile se that gaed natnal promence and was reported on by state media. Homosexualy is not a crime Cha, and bigger ci, there’s a vibrant social scene where LGBT dividuals n socialize whout much fear or discrimatn. Another well-known group, Te Self, which often held events to teach fai how to accept their LGBT children, would tell people to not mentn the word “gay” publicizg their events, said the man who had prevly sued his employer for discrimatn.
Blken said the US was “eply troubled” by Uganda’s Anti-Homosexualy Act, which was signed to law by Print Yoweri Meveni on Monday. While same-sex relatns were already illegal Uganda, the new law impos pal punishment for some behavurs cludg “aggravated homosexualy”, and 20 years prison for “promotg” homosexualy. Meveni had prevly urged lawmakers to lete the provisn on “aggravated homosexualy”.