Ugandan President Wants Anti-LGBTQ Bill To Include “Rehabilitation” Measures

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced he plans to sign into law the severe anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in his country’s parliament last month once provisions are added to “strengthen” the bill. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1649164925426647042 From Reuters:

Museveni told lawmakers at a meeting on Thursday that he supports the bill they passed last month but would send it back to parliament for “strengthening”.

The Anti-Homosexuality Bill would impose the death penalty for so-called aggravated homosexuality and 20-year sentences for “promoting” homosexuality.

Among the offences defined as aggravated homosexuality is having gay sex when HIV-positive.

The United States, European Union and major corporations have condemned the bill.

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