Anti-gay rhetoric ramps up fear among LGBT+ Ugandans ahead of polls | Rters

Contents:

• ANTI-GAY RHETORIC RAMPS UP FEAR AMONG LGBT+ UGANDANS AHEAD OF POLLS
• UGANDA ANTI-HOMOSEXUALY BILL: LIFE PRISON FOR SAYG YOU'RE GAY
• LGBTQ ACTIVISTS UGANDA ' SHOCK' OVER ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN, FEARG MASS ARRTS
• UGANDAN ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT AGAST ANTI-GAY BILL
• UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
• UGANDAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST: ‘I HAVE TO WATCH MY BACK MORE THAN EVER’
• CHAOS EPTS AT FUNERAL OF UGANDAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST
• MEET THE LGBT ACTIVISTS FIGHTG UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW
• UGANDAN WHO SPOKE UP FOR GAYS IS BEATEN TO DEATH
• UGANDAN LGBTQ ACTIVIST RALLI SUPPORT FOR COMPATRTS AFTER ANTI-GAY BILL
• UGANDA MORNG BREEZE TV SHOW HOST INTERVIEWS GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST
• MOURNERS TO REMEMBER GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST BEATEN TO ATH

ANTI-GAY RHETORIC RAMPS UP FEAR AMONG LGBT+ UGANDANS AHEAD OF POLLS

14, gay rights mpaigners said on people face wispread persecutn the east Ain natn, where gay sex is punishable by life imprisonment, and gay activists fear policians explog homophobic sentiment to w vot uld stoke h attacks on the muny.

“We have seen creased harassment agast LGBT persons and those who speak up for gay rights, ” said Frank Mugisha, who has received dozens of threats over the years as head of the leadg LGBT+ rights group Sexual Mori Uganda (SMUG). A spokman for Meveni did not immediately rpond to a requt for Raymond, head of LGBT+ chary Mbarara Rise Foundatn wtern Uganda, said policians were also makg “hate speech” on the mpaign trail, such as pledg to eradite homosexualy Uganda, if they were to be elected.

His anisatn Chapter Four Uganda said the charg were “fabrited and malic” and aimed at obstctg his work as a human rights is not unual for harassment of LGBT+ Ugandans to spike followg homophobic remarks by policians. The legislatn that has been passed by our Parliament, that is pendg the signature of the print, is one of the most extreme legislatns, anti-gay legislatns, to be passed Ai.

UGANDA ANTI-HOMOSEXUALY BILL: LIFE PRISON FOR SAYG YOU'RE GAY

When he first traveled to Uganda and he publicly held meetgs wh policians, Ugandan ernment officials, he told Ugandans homosexualy is a Wtern agenda that needs to be fought.

LGBTQ ACTIVISTS UGANDA ' SHOCK' OVER ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN, FEARG MASS ARRTS

FRANK MUGISHA: That is very good to note, first of all, to see that the issue of homophobia, transphobia, the backlash the LGBT muny is facg, is not only an Ain problem, ’s a global problem. The signal that the anti-gay legislatns that are beg troduced the Uned Stat is sendg to Ai is not good, bee most and some of the text that we are seeg some of the legislatns, for example, Uganda and other plac Ai, is siar to text of the legislatns beg troduced here.

UGANDAN ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT AGAST ANTI-GAY BILL

Media ptn, Watch: Cheers and applse as Uganda pass anti-gay billPeople who intify as gay Uganda risk life prison after parliament passed a new bill to crack down on homosexual activi. Homosexual acts are already illegal Uganda but this bill troduc many new crimal well as makg merely intifyg as gay illegal for the first time, iends, fay and members of the muny would have a duty to report dividuals same-sex relatnships to the was passed wh wispread support Uganda's parliament on Tuday eveng.

The bill's backers say they are tryg to protect children but Ms Byagaba said: "Whether you're heterosexual or homosexual, the ernment and parliament should troduce laws, or at least implement existg laws that protect all children - boys, girls om filement.

The fal versn has yet to be officially published but elements discsed parliament clu: A person who is nvicted of groomg or traffickg children for purpos of engagg them homosexual activi fac life prisonIndividuals or stutns which support or fund LGBT rights' activi or anisatns, or publish, broadst and distribute pro-gay media material and lerature, also face prosecutn and imprisonmentMedia groups, journalists and publishers face prosecutn and imprisonment for publishg, broadstg, distributn of any ntent that advot for gay rights or "promot homosexualy"Death penalty for what is scribed as "aggravated homosexualy", that is sexual abe of a child, a person wh disabily or vulnerable people, or s where a victim of homosexual asslt is fected wh a life-long illnsProperty owners also face risk of beg jailed if their premis are ed as a "brothel" for homosexual acts or any other sexual mori rights' activiA small group of Ugandan MPs on a mtee sctisg the bill disagreed wh s premise.

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

They argue the offenc seeks to crimalise are already vered the untry's Penal Co 2014, Uganda's nstutnal urt nullified another act which had toughened laws agast the LGBT clud makg illegal to promote and fund LGBT groups and activi, as well as reeratg that homosexual acts should be punished by life imprisonment, and was wily nmned by Wtern urt led that the legislatn be revoked bee had been passed by parliament whout the required quom. WorldMembers of Uganda's LGBTQ muny are shock and fear beg arrted after parliament passed a new law that mak a crime to intify as gay, and impos tough sentenc that clu the ath penalty certa s, an activist said on Wednday.

UGANDAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST: ‘I HAVE TO WATCH MY BACK MORE THAN EVER’

Ll for Ugandan ernment to rensirUgandan Member of Parliament John Mira drsed an anti-LGBTQ gown gtur as he leav the chambers durg the bate of the Anti-Homosexualy bill, which impos tough new penalti for same-sex relatns durg a stg at the Parliament buildgs Kampala, Uganda, on Tuday. (Abubaker Lubowa/Rters)Members of Uganda's LGBTQ muny are shock and fear beg arrted after parliament passed a new law that mak a crime to intify as gay, and impos tough sentenc that clu the ath penalty certa s, an activist said on "Anti-Homosexualy Bill, 2023" was passed wh a near-unanimo majory by lawmakers the east Ain untry where anti-LGBTQ sentiment ns Mugisha, one of a few Ugandans who live openly as gay, told Rters he was sred the law will trigger "mass arrts of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) persons and mob vlence toward LGBTQ muni.

CHAOS EPTS AT FUNERAL OF UGANDAN GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST

A Ugandan transgenr woman who was recently attacked and currently beg sheltered watch a TV screen showg the live broadst of the ssn om the Parliament for the anti-gay bill, at a lol chary supportg the LGBTQ Communy near Kampala on Tuday.

MEET THE LGBT ACTIVISTS FIGHTG UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW

(Stuart Tibawwa/AFP via Getty Imag)Law nmned ternatnallySame-sex 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 clus steep sentenc that clu ath for "aggravated homosexualy" and life prison for same-sex relatns.

UGANDAN WHO SPOKE UP FOR GAYS IS BEATEN TO DEATH

Aggravated homosexualy appli to same-sex activi wh people unr the age of 18 or when the perpetrator is HIV posive, among other tegori, acrdg to the pass bill crimalizg people for intifyg as LGBTQAS IT HAPPENSUgandan activist vows to keep speakg out spe new law that bans intifyg as LGBTQU. The legislatn passed by the Ugandan Parliament yterday, known as the Anti-Homosexualy Act, is appallg and abhorrent – no one, nowhere, should have to live fear bee of who they are or whom they love.

UGANDAN LGBTQ ACTIVIST RALLI SUPPORT FOR COMPATRTS AFTER ANTI-GAY BILL

"The law vlat fundamental nstutnal rights like privacy and ee speech, so purely based on the law, I thk will be a strong se, " said lawyer Adrian | LGBTQ activist Uganda endur threats:Day 69:14Ugandan LGBTQ activist says threats and vlence won't stop the fight for civil rightsUgandan LGBT activist Pepe Julian Onziema helped shut down a 2014 law that lled for the ath penalty for homosexual acts. 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.

UGANDA MORNG BREEZE TV SHOW HOST INTERVIEWS GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST

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.

MOURNERS TO REMEMBER GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST BEATEN TO ATH

Mugisha has told Amnty Internatnal about the impact of the article on his life, and the so far succsful legal battle by his anizatn, to stop the tabloid om cg more hatred and vlence towards the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Intersex (LGBTI) day last month, “a iend gave me the paper, and told me ‘well, you’re one of the top homos Uganda’.