Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuday makg a crime to intify as LGBTQ, handg thori broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimatn and mob vlence.
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UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW: HOW RTRICTED ARE LGBTQ RIGHTS AI?
Passg the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Fay Valu bill would further rce eedoms a untry where gay sex is already punishable wh up to three years jail, crics and activists Odoi, an amic rearcher, filed a lawsu on July 7 challengg the bill's nstutnaly, sayg would impact donor aid and other forms of fancial support. Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednday led her arguments were not sufficiently nvcg to grant an lg cleared the way for the bill, one of the harsht towards the LGBTQ muny Ai, to go through a fal stage of parliamentary approval before beg signed to May, Uganda's Print Yoweri Meveni signed one of the world's tought anti-LGBTQ laws, which spelled out the ath penalty for "aggravated homosexualy"'s bill, backed by relig and tradnal lears, clus jail sentenc of up to 10 years for advotg for LGBTQ rights. He add: “When the bill is laid before the Hoe (of parliament), you will realize that the foc of the bill which has to do wh voidg (gay) marriag, preventg them om adoptg or fosterg children, the clampdown on platforms and media ho that are gog to do promotn and advocy or ph those materials still rema enforced.
Gee also implied that rtrictns agast “exprsns, be lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr are all still there. The mister also sisted however that the Ghanaian ernment was not unr prsure to relax existg legislatn on homosexualy.