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

Contents:

• UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
• NO, UGANDA IS NOT MAKG ILLEGAL TO BE GAY (AGA)
• PAMOKO LGBTQ GAYS
• IS KENYA ABOUT TO FOLLOW UGANDA WH STRICT ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN?
• TELEGRAM GAY GROUPS
• GAY TELEGRAM GROUP LKS 18+
• UGANDA PRINT SIGNS HARSH ANTI-GAY LAW
• TED CZ SPARS WH PASTOR OVER UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW
• TEEN BOYS GAY CHANNEL
• 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

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.

Aggravated homosexualy volv same-sex relatns wh people unr age 18 or when the perpetrator is HIV-posive, among other tegori, acrdg to the legislatn. Uganda’s Parliament passed a bill Tuday eveng that will crimalize intifyg as LGBTQ, addg to the discrimatn gay Ugandans face a untry where same-sex acts already rry a sentence of life imprisonment.

The bill propos the ath penalty for “aggravated homosexualy”—a broad term that clus havg sex wh someone who is HIV posive or “repeat offenrs. ” It also outlaws the “promotn of homosexualy” wh a prison sentence of up to 20 years for anyone who advot for LGBTQ rights or provis fancial support to anizatns that do so.

NO, UGANDA IS NOT MAKG ILLEGAL TO BE GAY (AGA)

“If signed to law by the Print, will renr lbian, gay and bisexual people Uganda crimals simply for existg, for beg who they are.

Human Rights Watch lled the bill “a more egreg versn” of the 2014 Anti-Homosexualy Act that ed ternatnal outrage and was stck down on “procral grounds”. Seven years after an act of parliament ma homosexualy a crime punishable by ath, the anti-gay mpaigners of Uganda are at aga. Last month, the parliament of my untry once aga voted to make homosexualy a crimal offence, this time wh a 10-year prison sentence.

PAMOKO LGBTQ GAYS

In 2014, I played a small part makg sure that anti-LGBTQI forc Uganda do not succeed wrg their hate to law: I was one of the petners the se that succsfully overturned the famo anti-gay law. The Ugandan ernment will not sign this anti-gay legislatn to law part bee was troduced by an outgog legislator and approved by a now-dissolved parliament. Ined, after Uganda passed the “Kill the gays bill” – as was dubbed lolly – 2014, s reputatn on the ternatnal arena suffered.

IS KENYA ABOUT TO FOLLOW UGANDA WH STRICT ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN?

Our sovereign cred ratg also took a h due to the passg of the anti-gay law. While the efforts of LGBTQI mpaigners across the globe ma highly unlikely for Uganda to sign to law another “Kill the gays bill”, the fight for LGBTQI rights the untry and the rt of Ai is far om over. The fear of retaliatn om the ternatnal muny may stop Uganda and other Ain untri om attemptg to officially crimalise homosexualy, but will not make beg gay socially acceptable on the ntent.

TELEGRAM GAY GROUPS

Today, homosexualy is simply not accepted by the majory of Ain cizens. Ultimately, will not matter how many urt s are won, or ernments prsured to cease anti-gay legislatn, or Ain lears backed by wtern money and tn elected wh the expectatn they will challenge public perceptns of homosexualy. Most Ains are refg to accept homosexualy not so much bee of their Christian beliefs, but bee they perceive as a “Wtern value” beg forcefully phed upon their societi by malignant and vasive outsi forc.

Wh our youthful populatn, so many young, knowledgeable Ugandans, who do not rry strong anti-gay sentiments, and even support LGBTQI rights, are jog the electoral roll every electn cycle. Two years after our legal victory agast the “Kill the gays bill”, the Ugandan electorate had reward me for my efforts by turfg me out of parliament at the 2016 general electn. Among those rejected at the polls this year was the MP whose anti-gay private members bill brought this issue back to parliament.

GAY TELEGRAM GROUP LKS 18+

Another was our untry’s opposn lear, Bob We, who began his polil reer 2014 sgg pop songs about burng homosexuals.

Will Uganda pass another law crimalisg homosexualy the future? The parliament that voted for last month’s anti-gay bill is now replaced.

UGANDA PRINT SIGNS HARSH ANTI-GAY LAW

And the current ernment clearly has no tentn to die on the hill of crimalisg homosexualy.

No, Uganda is not makg illegal to be gay (aga).

TED CZ SPARS WH PASTOR OVER UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW

But beg gay is still not socially acceptable the untry – nor, realy, is anywhere Ai.

TEEN BOYS GAY CHANNEL

Last week, Uganda’s Natnal Bure for Non-ernmental Organizatns banned Sexual Mori Uganda (SMUG), a proment lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) rights anizatn, for not havg officially registered wh . In recent years, police have raid gay-iendly bars and shelters for homels LGBTQ youth, and arrted activists, subjectg them to forced anal examatns – a form of cel, gradg, and human treatment that n, some stanc, nstute torture. Hot Gays Network.

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

The gatherg was meant to be a celebratn, but the anisers had also been reful to take attendg the gay pri party the Kenyan port of Mombasa last week arrived on and twos, most drs, whout flags or regalia. Mombasa has many nservative Christians and Mlims and pollg suggts the vast majory of Kenyans nsir homosexualy to be taboo, even if tolerance is creepg gay muny also liv fear of appallg vlence. Earlier this year, an openly gay activist was attacked by a mob a slum close to the party venue.