A gay man om Rwanda is pleadg wh Suella Braverman to back away om s ntroversial Rwanda refugee scheme.
Contents:
- LGBT: UGANDAN REFUGE WAL SPEAK OUT ON ANTI-GAY BILL
- GAY RWANDAN MAN BEGS SUELLA BRAVERMAN TO SEE REFUGE AS HUMAN BEGS: ‘THEY HAVE A STORY’
- UGANDA: NEW ANTI-GAY BILL FURTHER THREATENS RIGHTS
- UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
- UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY BILL IS THE LATT AND WORST TO TARGET LGBTQ AINS
- UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPPOS GHANA'S ANTI-GAY BILL
LGBT: UGANDAN REFUGE WAL SPEAK OUT ON ANTI-GAY BILL
As the UK ernment fights to save s Rwanda asylum plan the Supreme Court, a gay man om the untry reports on the dangers facg the muny * rwanda gay bill *
Image source, RtersImage ptn, South Ain regnal civil society anisatns prott agast Uganda's anti-LGBT bill Cape TownUgandan refuge who fled to Wal bee of their sexualy have spoken out about their experienc their home Ugandan scribed Uganda as a "livg hell" for Ugandan Parliament has jt passed a new bill crackg down on homosexual activi which clus the prospect of life prison or the ath Welsh ernment has exprsed s shock at the bill. Homosexual acts were already illegal Uganda but the new bill troduc many new crimal the bill is adopted to law, even intifyg as gay will bee illegal for the first time.
GAY RWANDAN MAN BEGS SUELLA BRAVERMAN TO SEE REFUGE AS HUMAN BEGS: ‘THEY HAVE A STORY’
Friends, fay and members of the muny would also have a duty to report dividuals same-sex relatnships to the man said that, as a proudly gay man, he had no choice but to leave his untry. " The so-lled "Anti-Gay" bill will now go to Print Yoweri Meveni who n choose to e his veto or sign to law.
As the UK ernment fights to save s Rwanda asylum plan the Supreme Court, a gay man om the untry reports on the dangers facg the muny there. Innocent Uwimana – whose name has been changed to protect his inty – is a gay man om Rwanda who migrated to the UK about 20 years ago.
Rwanda is one of the few Ain untri that do not overtly crimalise gay sex, and is a signatory to the UN claratn nmng vlence agast LGBTQ+ people. In addn, many polil and social fluencers Rwanda equently utilise overtly relig jtifitns to nmn homosexualy, llg not only “un-Rwandan, ” but also “sacrileg”. On tope of that, homophobia has evolved to a rallyg cry that mobilis the mass by urgg them to guard themselv agast wternisatn.
UGANDA: NEW ANTI-GAY BILL FURTHER THREATENS RIGHTS
They claim that homosexualy and non-heteronormative genr inti are not part of Ain culture and that they were brought to Ai by Wtern untri (pecially the US and European natns) as a way to impose their beliefs on the ntent. Some also claim that Wtern untri tend to wipe out the Ain populatn by promotg homosexualy and preventg people beg heterosexual relatnships which they n have children.
A gay Rwandan refugee is pleadg wh the UK ernment to back away om s much-cricised Rwanda plan and to see asylum seekers as human begs. Innocent, whose name has been changed to protect his inty, was subjected to homophobic bullyg om children and adults alike while growg up gay Rwanda. While homosexualy is no longer crimalised Rwanda, public attus towards LGBTQ+ people are not kd.
UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
Even the UK ernment’s own webse acknowledg that homosexualy is “owned on” by many Rwanda and that LGBTQ+ people may experience “discrimatn and abe, cludg om lol thori”. In June, a gay man om Uganda told Ai News that he was “beaten terribly” Rwanda for beg gay, while a trans woman told the publitn: “I nnot go anywhere or apply for a job.
UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY BILL IS THE LATT AND WORST TO TARGET LGBTQ AINS
“This legislatn is the latt a strg of asslts on the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people, this time unr the bric of state-ced transphobia.
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPPOS GHANA'S ANTI-GAY BILL
“First Rsia tried to erase lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr inti om public view, and now they are targetg transgenr people themselv, ” Reid said. “Rsia should reverse s outrageo policy and ensure rights to inty, fay life, and medil re for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people – startg wh reversg the anti-trans law. On March 9, 2023, Asuman Basalirwa, a member of parliament, troduced the 2023 Anti-Homosexualy Bill Parliament.