Uganda's anti-homosexuality law is a patriarchal backlash against progress
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The Ugandan law is one of a spate of laws across Africa that are said to protect the heterosexual African family.
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Uganda's president signs into law anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
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Uganda's anti-homosexuality law is a patriarchal backlash against progress
The bill, signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday, calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. It drew swift condemnation from rights groups around the world.
The new law prescribes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.
The new law contains a provision that would punish "aggravated homosexuality" with the death penalty. The legislation has been met with broad international condemnation.
“The enactment of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act is a tragic violation of universal human rights," the president said, while suggesting possible sanctions.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved a bill that, while not outright criminalizing LGBTQ identification, imposes grave penalties for homosexuals convicted of sex crimes.
President Yoweri Museveni dismissed widespread criticism of the anti-gay measure, which calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality.
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.
Uganda's president has approved some of the harshest anti LGBTQ legislation in the world, including life imprisonment and even the death penalty. What will this mean for Uganda's queer community now?
Biden expresses concern over Uganda's anti-LGBT+ law and "democratic backsliding," seeing it as a threat to everyone, including U.S. personnel and tourists.
Uganda’s president has signed into law new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The version of the
Human rights activists are seeking a review of Uganda's anti-homosexuality law signed by President Yoweri Museveni. The law, one of the harshest in the world, has reportedly sent members of the LGBTQ into hiding.
President Joe Biden angrily lashed out at Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act, demanding that it be immediately repealed in a Memorial Day statement in which he threatened economic […]
