ADDED ON: 03/31/2023
Mothers beg president to drop anti-gay law plans
A group of Ugandan mothers who have LGBT children have written a letter to President Yoweri Museveni urging him not to sign into law a new draft law under which people who…
Uganda
ADDED ON: 03/30/2023
Gay Ugandan asks ‘Where will I go?’ as secret shelters under threat
Uganda's parliament last week passed one of the world's toughest laws against homosexual activities, prompting widespread condemnation. If signed into law by the president, anyone who identifies as LGBT could face life…
ADDED ON: 03/29/2023
Ghana will not criminalize LGBTQ like what Uganda did – Speaker Bagbin
Speaker Alban Bagbin has said Ghana will not adopt Uganda’s strict legislative measure against the activities of LGBTQ in the country. Uganda has made it illegal to practice gay, lesbian etc in…
ADDED ON: 03/25/2023
Malema Blasts Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill, Supports Homosexuality
The Julius Malema-led Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by the parliament on Tuesday. In a statement the EFF, said it condemns Uganda’s anti-homosexuality Bill because it criminalises…
ADDED ON: 03/23/2023
Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?
Kenya and Uganda are moving to further curtail the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose relationships are already deemed illegal in the conservative East African nations. After a…
ADDED ON: 03/23/2023
Uganda’s LGBT activists fight law making it illegal to be gay: ‘I’m not scared of going to prison’
Herman Shasha’s shop is not far from one of the shrines dedicated to some of the male martyrs, publicly executed in the late 1800s for refusing to have sex with a Ugandan king,…
ADDED ON: 03/22/2023
Uganda parliament passes law criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ
Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some crimes punishable by death and imposing up to 20 years in prison for people identifying as LGBTQ+. The…
ADDED ON: 03/17/2023
Uganda leader calls gay people ‘deviants’ as anti-LGBT bill advances
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday described gay people as “deviants” and called for an investigation into homosexuality as lawmakers in the conservative East African nation prepare to vote on an anti-LGBT…
ADDED ON: 03/15/2023
LGBTQ+ groups face crackdowns in Uganda as environment turns hostile
A dramatic surge in attacks on LGBTQ+ people in Uganda has been recorded by rights groups this year, as the environment for sexual minorities turns increasingly hostile. More than 110 people reported…
ADDED ON: 03/12/2023
Ugandan Parliament Introduces New Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Ugandan lawmakers began a new session Thursday, and lawmakers introduced an anti-homosexuality bill that would allow the jailing of LGBTQ individuals for up to 10 years for declaring their identity or touching…
ADDED ON: 03/11/2023
Uganda bill could criminalise identifying as LGBTQ
Uganda's parliament on Thursday took up a bill that would criminalise identifying as LGBTQ, with lawmakers saying the current ban on same-sex relations does not go far enough. Anti-LGBTQ sentiment is deeply…
ADDED ON: 03/07/2023
Uganda mulls new anti-LGBTQ bill
Ugandan lawmakers are hopeful that a new law designed to tighten restrictions on gay rights and activities will soon become a reality. A controversial anti-gay bill has already been introduced to parliament…
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