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10 years after “Kill the Gays,” Uganda introduces a new rabidly anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The proposal’s author called homosexuality a “cancer” on the East African nation.
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These LGBTQ activists are leading the charge in some of the most LGBTQ hostile countries on Earth
As the LGBTQ landscape rapidly changes across Africa and the Middle East, new leaders continue to emerge. These leaders are helping to create a world where love is love, no matter where you live.
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20 LGBTQ people arrested in a coronavirus raid could face 9 years in prison
Ugandan police said they raided the LGBTQ shelter because it violated COVID-19 prevention measures. Human rights advocates say the cops are lying.
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16 arrested for homosexuality in gruesome raid of an Uganda HIV organization
The men were targeted by a homophobic mob so they called police. The police arrested them instead of the mob.
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Police stop Uganda’s gay pride parade a month after a bar raid
Uganda’s minister in charge of ethics and integrity, Simon Lokodo, urged police to arrest them if they went ahead with the parade.
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Uganda gay pride celebration postponed following government threats
Despite the daily threats faced by LGBTQ Ugandans, the community has held pride events for the last few years.
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Ugandan court invalidates anti-gay law, says measure passed illegally
KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan court on Friday invalidated an anti-gay bill signed into law earlier this year, saying the measure is illegal because it was passed during a parliamentary session that lacked a quorum. The panel of five judges on the East African country’s Constitutional Court said the speaker of parliament acted illegally when she allowed a vote…
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Hillary Clinton honors Ugandan human rights advocates
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday honored a group of Ugandan human rights activists at a ceremony in the country’s capital.