Uganda to Criminalise LGBTQ, 10 years jail sentence including Landlords
Uganda’s parliament is set to consider a draft law that criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ, and threatens them with 10 years in jail.
The bill also threatens landlords who rent premises to gay people with a prison sentence.
Speaker Annet Anita Among used homophobic language as she addressed lawmakers after the bill was tabled.
It is the latest sign of rising homophobia in a country where homosexual acts are already illegal.
Campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it believed that if the law was passed, Uganda would be the only African country to criminalise those who simply identify as LGBTQ.
The proposed law would also ban the funding or promotion of LGBTQ activities.
It also prescribes a 10-year jail term for anyone who engages in a same sex relationship or marriage.
Consent will not be a defence.
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