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Ugandans Will Be Jailed for Identifying as LGBTQ & The Death Penalty May Apply for Other Sex Crimes
Uganda's new LGBTQ law will jail anyone who identifies as gay. Under this bill, the death penalty can be invoked if homosexual acts are committed under duress against children, people with mental or physical disabilities, by a "serial offender," or involving incest, or when perpetrators are infected with HIV. According to Reuters, Frank Mugisha, a prominent Ugandan LGBTQ activist, denounced the legislation as draconian. "This law is very extreme and draconian ... it criminali

Volume 82 Magazine
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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