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Uganda Passes Strict Anti-Homosexuality Law, To Criminalise Those Identifying As LGBTQ

Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill that will criminalize identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target a minority that already faces legal discrimination.


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ND24 Web Desk | Published : 2023-03-22


Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill that will criminalize identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target a minority that already faces legal discrimination.

The legislation was supported by nearly all of the 389 members of parliament who were present in the packed chamber.

Under the legislation, anyone who engages in ‘same-sex activity’ or who identifies as LGBTQ could face up to 10 years' imprisonment.
 
More than 30 African countries have similar statutes, but Uganda's law, if passed, would be the first to criminalize merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to Human Rights Watch. 
 


             

          
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