Homosexual conduct is already criminalized in the majority of African countries, but a proposed new law in Uganda would make it illegal to even mention sexual orientation to someone else
The torture began when the prison guards discovered that Brian was gay. It continued for almost two months.
His accuser eventually disappeared. The false charges were dismissed, and Brian fled to Kenya. But his ordeal is far from unique. In Uganda and across much of, hostility toward the LGBTQ community is worsening, fuelled by hate speech on social media and in politics. The proposed law would also make it an offence to touch another person “with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality.” It is similar to a widely condemned 2014 anti-gay bill that was struck down by a Ugandan court on a technicality. The new bill was introduced in late February by opposition MP Asuman Basalirwa, whose speech supporting it was applauded by other parliamentarians.
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