In response to the possibility of economic sanctions from the United States government over a newly enacted bill targeting same-sex relationships and the LGBTQ+ community, the Ugandan government has issued a statement condemning the bill.
The government’s official Twitter account posted a quote from Museveni’s recent speech to Parliament, where he talked about how he felt about the problem. The tweet had quotes from President Yoweri Museveni saying that Uganda is strongly against relationships between people of the same gender.
“The western countries should stop wasting the time of humanity by trying to impose their practices on other peoples. Europeans and other groups marry cousins and near relatives.”
“If the West doesn’t want to work with us because of homosexuals, then we have enough space here to live by ourselves and do business with other people.” (CNN, 2014). the tweet read.
On March 21, the majority of parliamentarians in Uganda decided to approve the bill, which includes the following rules.
- If a person is found guilty of grooming or trafficking children to use them in homosexual activities, they could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
- People or organizations that support or fund LGBT rights activities or organizations that publish, broadcast, or distribute pro-gay media or literature could also go to jail.
- If media groups, journalists, or publishers publish, broadcast, or distribute content that supports gay rights or “promotes homosexuality,” they could be prosecuted and sent to jail.
- There is a death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which is sexual abuse of a child, a person with a disability, or a vulnerable person. There is also a death penalty for “homosexual assault” that causes a person to get sick for life.
- Property owners could also go to jail if their building is used as a “brothel” for homosexual acts or other activities that support the rights of sexual minorities.
In recent years, a number of African countries have turned away LGBTQ+ people. Kenya is close to Uganda. In Kenya, the president, first lady, and vice president have all spoken out against LGBTQ+ people.
Ghana is also working on adopting an anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which is widely considered to have the support of the majority of parliamentarians, including the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.
Check out the tweets below
Source – Tru News Report
