LGBTQ+ news, rights, politics and culture from Uganda.
Explore reporting from this country and its place in the wider world.
Pan Africa ILGA Conference sparks unity for LGBTQ rights in Africa. Homophobia's $14B cost exposed. Progress and challenges discussed. #LGBTQRights
African activists demand accountability from Intel executive over his involvement in spreading anti-LGBTQ+ policies in Africa. #HumanRights #LGBTQ+ #Activism #Intel
Rain couldn't dampen the power and pride on display as thousands joined London's Trans+ Pride 2023 march, demanding equality and unity. Flags, speeches, and chants echoed through the streets, igniting a movement for trans rights. Join the vibrant celebration of diversity and the fight for liberation. #TransPride #EqualityNow #LondonMarch
East Africa witnesses a surge in anti-LGBT legislation as Kenya considers a bill criminalizing gay sex, mirroring Uganda's recent draconian law. #AntiLGBT #HumanRights #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania #SouthSudan
Cameroon government attempts to prevent France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from hosting a conference on gender and sexual identity. #Cameroon #France #LGBT #GenderIdentity #AntiLGBTQLegislation
Conservatives target LGBTQ+ communities in the US, while Uganda enacts harsh anti-gay law. LGBTQ+ people face criminalization in 64 countries. Global struggle for rights continues. #LGBTQRights #UgandaLaw #Criminalization #PrideMonth
United States imposes visa restrictions on Ugandan officials after passing anti-LGBTQ law. The law carries the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' and drew international condemnation. #LGBTQrights #Uganda #humanrights
HIV patients in Uganda face hurdles as anti-gay laws deter access to treatment, causing new waves of infections. #Uganda #LGBTQ #HIVAIDS #AntiGayLaws #Healthcare
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses concern over Uganda's anti-LGBT law, urges Anglican Church to reject it. #Uganda #LGBTQrights #AnglicanChurch #HumanRights
Standoff over LGBTQ rights in International Labour Organization budget intensifies, potentially delaying approval. Concerns rise amid global rollback of LGBTQ rights. #ILO #Discrimination #LGBTQRights
Cook Islands ends ban on same-sex relations as Uganda enforces severe anti-LGBTQ+ laws. See where gay sex is criminalized and which countries have made recent legal changes. #LGBTQ
President Museveni defends Uganda's harsh anti-LGBTQ law despite international backlash. #Uganda #LGBTQ #AntiLGBTQLaw #InternationalBacklash
Uganda enforces strict anti-LGBTQ laws, while regional challenges persist. Death penalty, life imprisonment, and discrimination undermine LGBTQ rights. #Uganda #Africa #LGBTQrights
Uganda criticizes Western response to its new anti-LGBTQ law, rejecting sanctions as "blackmail." The law, one of the world's harshest, carries the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." #Uganda #AntiLGBTQ #Sanctions #HumanRights
