In the days after Ugandan Parliament passed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills, members of the country's LGBTQ community who spoke to ABC News said they were worried about their personal liberties and safety.
March 26, 2023, 6:46 AMMember of Parliament John Musira dressed in an anti gay gown gestures as he leaves the chambers during the debate of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality bill, in Kampala, Uganda, March 21, 2023.In the days after Ugandan Parliament passed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills, members of the country's LGBTQ community who spoke to ABC News said they were worried about their personal liberties and safety.
The sweeping legislation would criminalize "the offence of homosexuality," meaning anyone who identifies as LGBTQ or "any other sexual or gender identity that is contrary to the binary categories of male and female" may be subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years if convicted. "This country will stand firm, and once it is passed, I can tell you madam speaker, we are going to reinforce the law enforcement officers to make sure that homosexuals have no space in Uganda," said Musa Ecwery, a lawmaker from Uganda's Amuria District, speaking in parliament.
In this file photo, a Ugandan man is seen during the third Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride celebrations in Entebbe, Uganda, on Aug. 9, 2014.If the bill passes into law through assent by Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, anyone caught engaging same-sex sexual activity could face life imprisonment, as would anyone convicted of grooming or trafficking children for the purpose of "homosexual activities.
The bill was introduced in early March 2023 by Asuman Basalirwa, a lawmaker who said homosexuality was a"The vitriol and we receive daily on social media has always been vicious, but nothing like the last few months," Grace, an LGBTQ+ activist, told ABC News in a phone interview. "Especially following thedebacle and comments form the president calling us deviants and so on and so forth, the list goes on -- this is the climate for us in Uganda.
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