Uganda LGBTQ Law: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday (May 29) signed a document containing a tough bill against same-sex relationships in the country. According to this law, having a homosexual relationship in Uganda is punishable by death and life imprisonment.
After the signing of the bill related to homosexuality by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, it has become the harshest law in the world for the LGBTQ community. Western countries have strongly criticized this law. US President Biden (Joe Biden) has told a sad news for the whole world. Biden said, this law should be repealed as soon as possible. Biden threatened to cut aid and investment in the East African country if he did not do so.
Trying to save from western immorality
Ugandan lawmakers passed a new draft of the law earlier this month, pledging to oppose outside interference in their efforts to protect Ugandan values from Western immorality. The law states that identifying as gay will not be a crime but having a homosexual relationship will be punishable by death and life imprisonment.
Rights group filed the case
Ugandan President Museveni has advised lawmakers to remove the death penalty clause in the homosexuality law, but lawmakers have rejected it. This means that repeat offenders can be given the death penalty. However, a legal challenge has been filed against the law in the High Court of Uganda, arguing that the law is clearly unconstitutional. Uganda has not executed anyone for many years.
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