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

Contents:

• WHO IS SIMON KAGGWA NJALA, THE GUY BEHD THE “WHY ARE YOU GAY” INTERVIEW
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
• UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
• UGANDAN PRINT: BEG GAY NOT A RIGHT
• UGANDA'S PRINT CALLS HOMOSEXUALY 'DISGTG' AFTER APPROVG NEW ANTI-GAY LAWS
• UGANDA PUNISHG GAYS: 'SODOMY IS NOT A HUMAN RIGHT' SAYS EVANGELIL LEAR

WHO IS SIMON KAGGWA NJALA, THE GUY BEHD THE “WHY ARE YOU GAY” INTERVIEW

Fragments of the terview ed an ter stir, some received plenty of public tert, while certa sectns of the clip were circulated as, who is Simon Kaggwa Njala – the guy behd the “why are you gay” sentiment that appeared to profile the LGBTQ muny? Simon Kaggwa Njala is a Ugandan journalist, media personaly, and talk show host of Frontle (a highly teractive polil show), Morng Breeze, and the Eagle aired on NBS TV – Uganda’s most popular ble TV rose to populary, thanks to a bizarre “Why are you gay” qutn a viral terview wh LGBT activist Pepe Julian Onziema on a TV broadst his growg fluence on and off the ter, he vied for an elective posn Uganda’s parliament whout is currently foced on his reer as a media Njala Profile SummaryFull name: Simon Kaggwa NjalaGenr: MaleDate of birth: October 11, 1976Age: 47 years old (as of 2023)Place of birth: Karoli, Jja, UgandaCurrent Rince: Kampala, UgandaNatnaly: UgandanEthnicy: BlackSexualy: StraightMaral stat: MarriedPartner: Mrs. However, that uldn’t have gone as he hoped bee he lost to the cumbent MP Peter and The Viral “Why Are You Gay” InterviewIn one of his 2012 Morng Breeze talk shows, Kaggwa Njala terviewed a Ugandan transgenr man and LGBTQ activist Pepe Julian the time, LGBTQ rights Uganda and, ed, most of Ai were out of the such, the bate on homosexualy was a far-fetched theme that you uld tell most Uganda weren’t on the first mut of the terview, Kaggwa Njala hilarly asked his trans TV gut, “Why are you gay?

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

Several of the clips are still on YouTube, but many people still see as a hilar, light-hearted terview they n watch for ic 2019, that meme had a makeover and rurfaced wh more tails, this time wh a dig at Kaggwa Njala’s supposedly ic prevly, the meme’s punchle had been “Why are you gay, ” the 2019 clip put more emphasis on the terviewer’s accent, and was spelled as “why are you ge, ” to accurately pture Njala’s meme beme officially reborn, gaed tractn, and went viral aga. Njala has worked for NBS and at Next Media for nearly 12 years, and his current 25 ln Ugandan shillg annual al puts his worth timat at over 200 ln Ugandan Njala ControversyAlthough most people uld sieve through the sensivy of the topic and choose the light sight, the famo “Why are you gay” terview still eliced plenty of cricism om certa argued that the phrase reprented a form of abe, while others praised the ethil acutens of Kaggwa Njala as a journalist challengg sensive topics meme opened up a broar discsn about the ethil behavr of journalists, wh some sayg that such an approach to LGBTQ was reflective of the ridiculo levels of toxic masculy society at the time.

Closg ThoughtsThe “why are you gay” phrase may have and remas a fascatg meme that ntu to offer ic relief, but some found the exprsn though ed que a stir on the ter, the man behd fally saw the humoro si of might have been a route morng talk show produced an inic quote about homosexualy that even Kaggwa Njala uldn’t fathom s signifince. KAMPALA, Uganda — Members of Uganda’s LGBTQ muny are shock and fear beg arrted after Parliament passed a measure that would make a crime to intify as gay and impose tough sentenc that clu the ath penalty certa s, an activist said “Anti-Homosexualy Bill, 2023” was passed wh a near-unanimo majory by lawmakers  the east Ain untry, where anti-gay sentiment ns ep. Ronald Kabuubi / APThe legislatn will next be sent to Print Yoweri Meveni, who has repeatedly nounced homosexualy, to be signed to Mugisha, one of a few Ugandans who live openly as gay, told Rters he was sred the measure would trigger “mass arrts of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer persons and mob vlence toward LGBTQ muni.

There’s gog to be a lot of trma and s of mental health that will lead to a lot of suici, ” he relatns were already illegal Uganda, but supporters of the new law say is need to punish a broar array of LGBTQ activi, which they say threaten tradnal valu the nservative and relig East Ain measure clus steep sentenc that clu ath for “aggravated homosexualy” and life prison for same-sex relatns. "The Anti-Homosexualy Bill 2023 -- which was passed on Tuday eveng after several readgs and hours of bate -- proposed tough penalti agast Uganda's LGBTQ+ muny, who have been on the end of creasg discrimatn and sweepg legislatn would crimalize "the offence of homosexualy, " meang anyone who intifi as LGBTQ or "any other sexual or genr inty that is ntrary to the bary tegori of male and female" may be subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years if nvicted. Abubaker Lubowa/RtersThe bill would also outlaw the promotn of homosexualy, " meang anyone advotg for LGBTQ rights or anyone who provis fundg to anizatns that do fac the threat of imprisonment or a fe not exceedg 1 billn Ugandan shillgs, or about $265, bill touch on landlords and property owners too.

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

""This untry will stand firm, and once is passed, I n tell you madam speaker, we are gog to rerce the law enforcement officers to make sure that homosexuals have no space Uganda, " said Ma Ecwery, a lawmaker om Uganda's Amuria District, speakg parliament.

"This hoe will ntue to pass laws that regnize, protect and safeguard the sovereignty, morals and cultur of this untry, " An this file photo, a Ugandan man is seen durg the third Annual Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Pri celebratns Entebbe, Uganda, on Aug. Rebec Vassie/AP fileIf the bill pass to law through assent by Uganda's Print Yoweri Meveni, anyone ught engagg same-sex sexual activy uld face life imprisonment, as would anyone nvicted of groomg or traffickg children for the purpose of "homosexual activi. ""Aggravated homosexualy, " a broad term enpsulatg perpetrators who are HIV posive, among other tegori, would also uld rry a life sentence for those a statement, UN High Commissner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the bill's passg was "eply disturbg" and threatened to ero gas ma over the years.

UGANDAN PRINT: BEG GAY NOT A RIGHT

"A Ugandan transgenr woman watch a TV screen showg the live broadst of the ssn om the Parliament for the untry's anti-gay bill, near Kampala on March 21, Tibawwa/AFP via Getty Imag"I wish I uld tell you I'm shocked, but I'm not.

We're watchg this very, very closely, " Kirby saidMember of Parliament John Mira drsed an anti gay gown gtur as he leav the chambers durg the bate of Uganda's Anti-Homosexualy bill, Kampala, Uganda, March 21, 2023. KAMPALA, March 3 (Rters) - Days after Uganda's parliament orred an vtigatn last month to the alleged promotn of homosexualy schools, a vio appeared onle intifyg Kampala rint Eric Ndawula as gay. "I am now a threat to the children around bee I am gog to rec them to homosexualy, " Ndawula told Rters experience is one example of a wave of discrimatn and vlence agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals sce parliament announced s vtigatn, activists backlash has worsened the LGBT muny's already prer stat Uganda, where same-sex relatns are punishable by up to life prison.

Already, the vrlic language employed by officials to jtify the vtigatn - as well as recent anti-gay ments by Print Yoweri Meveni and the head of Uganda's Anglin Church - have had far-reachg nsequenc, activists said.

UGANDA'S PRINT CALLS HOMOSEXUALY 'DISGTG' AFTER APPROVG NEW ANTI-GAY LAWS

On Tuday, MP Asuman Basalirwa was given leave of parliament to prepare a new anti-LGBT law that he told Rters would crimalise a range of activi, cludg "aidg, abettg, promotg, recment (of people) to" provisns would make siar to an anti-gay law Uganda passed 2013. In May 2019, Uganda’s “ex-gay” muny petned Uganda’s parliament to brg back the 2014 Anti-Homosexualy Bill to “create awarens on sexual orientatn, ” acrdg to a statement on the parliament webse.

But the new law signed by Print Meveni go further by tougheng existg penalti for anyone ught havg gay sex, crimalizg posive talk of homosexualy, and imposg jail terms of up to life prison for any acts of “aggravated homosexualy.

UGANDA PUNISHG GAYS: 'SODOMY IS NOT A HUMAN RIGHT' SAYS EVANGELIL LEAR

In fact, when the Rsian law jt passed a few months ago, I suggted to the Ugandans through my iend Stephen Langa that Uganda should drop the other bill and adopt what the Rsians did, which bans homosexual propaganda to Why is particularly important for you to foc on homosexualy the areas which you have been ved to speak? And so I thk some people wonr why is homosexualy the great foc of your advocy as opposed to the Well, I mean, there are a lot of people that are willg to step up and al wh vlence agast women. You know, if you look at what's happened over the past 20 years the Uned Stat, every person who stands up - even if they jt say that marriage is between a man and woman, the gays try to stroy them.

I majored human rights, and I n tell you that was - this ia that homosexual sodomy reprents a human right is a brand-new ventn of the late - latter part of the 20th century by hard-left cultural Marxists.

And ankly, a lot of this down to male - you know, whe male homosexuals om the Uned Stat and Europe gog to the Ain untri bee the age of nsent laws are low and able to take the, you know, young, teenage boys and turn them to rent boys for the price of a bicycle.

You know, when I got started alg wh this issue, Bob's Damron's Addrs Book was basilly a gui to homosexual men as to the age of nsent laws for the untri and specific guidance on how to - you know, where to go, how to nduct yourself a way that you're not gog to get ught.

It's bad enough when 's heterosexual, but when you're takg the boys and msg wh them a culture like Uganda, I mean, they're jt askg for If you're jt jog , we're speakg wh Stt Lively about Uganda's anti-gay laws that were signed this week.