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A man is seen during the third Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride celebrations in Entebbe, Uganda on Aug. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Rebecca Vassie, file)
For women this was the opposite, there was an unwillingness to represent women. No laws were passed to criminalise female same sex relationships, however it was still frowned upon. [14] The same rules applied in Uganda. Women were left alone while the men were severely punished for same sex relationships.
After facing intense international reaction and promises from Western nations to cut financial aid to Uganda, Uganda's Minister Buturo said on 9 December 2009 that Uganda will revise the bill to drop the death penalty and substitute life imprisonment for gay people with multiple offences.
[62] [63] The death penalty for aggravated homosexuality was retained, but under the new draft mere identification as LGBT is not criminalised and the obligation to report a homosexual act applies only if said act involved a vulnerable person, with the maximum penalty for not reporting increased from six months to five years.
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Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) is an umbrella non-governmental organization based in Kampala, Uganda. It has been described as the country's leading gay rights advocacy group. [1] One of their achievements include director Pepe Julian Onziema leading a coalition of 55 civil society organizations to overturn the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014. [2]
A gay Ugandan couple cover themselves with a pride flag as they pose for a photograph in Uganda on March 25, 2023. Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has signed into law tough new anti-gay ...