Uganda’s State-Sponsored Homophobia
While the LGBTQI+ population in Uganda has long faced discrimination and persecution, the new Anti-Homosexuality Act is deeply troubling. Influenced by US-based right-wing and religious groups, the legislation imposes severe penalties, including the death penalty, for certain same-sex acts.
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KAMPALA – In late May, Ugandan President Yoweri Musevenisigned the Anti-Homosexuality Act, a new law that institutionalizes the persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people and, more broadly, promotes a culture of hate.