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- UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY BILL IS THE LATT AND WORST TO TARGET LGBTQ AINS
- EXCLIVE – BBC: GAY EXECUTN SUPPORTER TERVIEW WAS REQUIRED TO ‘BALANCE’ ELTON JOHN BABY VERAGE
UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY BILL IS THE LATT AND WORST TO TARGET LGBTQ AINS
Uganda’s parliament passed a measure Tuday to make a crime to intify as LGBTQ, handg thori broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimatn and mob vlence. * bbc news lgbt uganda *
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Brian Inganga / AP fileMarch 22, 2023, 9:17 AM UTC / Source: RtersUganda’s parliament passed a measure Tuday to make a crime to intify as LGBTQ, handg thori broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimatn and mob than 30 Ain untri, cludg Uganda, already ban same-sex relatns. The new measur appears to be the first that would outlaw merely intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or queer (LGBTQ), acrdg to the rights group Human Rights addn to same-sex terurse, the measure would ban promotg and abettg homosexualy, as well as nspiracy to engage homosexualy. Vlatns would draw severe penalti, cludg ath for so-lled aggravated homosexualy and life prison for gay sex.
EXCLIVE – BBC: GAY EXECUTN SUPPORTER TERVIEW WAS REQUIRED TO ‘BALANCE’ ELTON JOHN BABY VERAGE
Aggravated homosexualy volv gay sex wh people unr age 18 or when the perpetrator is HIV-posive, among other tegori, acrdg to the legislatn will be sent to Print Yoweri Meveni to be signed to Mugisha, a proment Ugandan LGBTQ activist, nounced the legislatn as dranian. ”In recent weeks, Uganda thori have cracked down on LGBTQ people after relig lears and policians alleged stunts were beg reced to homosexualy month, thori arrted a sendary school teacher the eastern district of Jja over accatns of “groomg of young girls to unnatural sex practic. Those clu the ath penalty for certa same-sex acts and a 20-year sentence for “promotg” homosexualy, which activists say uld crimalise any advocy for the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer cizens.