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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Uganda face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.[3] Both male and female forms of same-sex sexual activity are illegal in Uganda. Originally criminalised by British colonial laws introduced when Uganda became a British protectorate, these have been retained since the country gained its independence.[1]
Although largely unenforced for decades, attempts to reinvigorate their application has been ongoing since the 1990s. In the decades since, anti-gay rhetoric and efforts to introduce harsher laws have gained momentum, culminating in the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes up to twenty years in prison for "promotion of homosexuality", life imprisonment for "homosexual acts", and the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality".[4] It came into force in 2023,[A][2] making Uganda the only Christian-majority country to punish some types of consensual same-sex acts with the death penalty.[5] A similar law had been passed in 2014, but was later struck down as unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Uganda due to legal technicalities.[6]
LGBT people continue to face severe discrimination in Uganda, actively encouraged by religious and conservative political and community leaders.[7][8][9] Violent attacks and harassment against LGBT people are common, often performed by state officials.[10] Some organisations have rescinded funding to Uganda due to its extreme anti-LGBT legislation.[11] Same-sex marriage has been constitutionally banned since 2005.[12]
Male same-sex sexual activity was present and largely unremarkable in many contexts in precolonial Ugandan society.[13][14][15][16]
^ abHan, Enze (3 May 2018). British Colonialism and the Criminalization of Homosexuality. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 9781351256186.
^ abOkiror, Samuel (2 May 2023). "Uganda's parliament passes mostly unchanged anti-LGBTQ bill". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^Baska, Maggie. "'What am I leaving behind?': Queer Ugandans on the run from anti-homosexuality law speak out". PinkNews. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^Nyanzi, Stella; Karamagi, Andrew (2015). "The social-political dynamics of the anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda". Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 29 (1 [103]): 24–38. ISSN 1013-0950. Special issue: 'Non-normative' sexual and gender diversities in Africa.
^"Uganda anti-homosexuality bill sets death penalty as punishment". The Times. 21 March 2023.
^"Uganda court annuls anti-homosexuality law". BBC News. 1 August 2014.
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^Fitzsimons, Tim (19 October 2019). "Amid 'Kill the Gays' bill uproar, Ugandan LGBTQ activist is killed". NBC News. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^Jjuuko, Adrian, ed. (May 2020). Consolidated Violations Against Key Populations 2019 – Uganda. Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (Report). Kampala, Uganda: The Global Fund; HRAPF. p. 51.
^"Uganda". Human Dignity Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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^Rao (2020), pp. 1–32.
^"Ugandan Documentary on Gay Love in Pre-colonial Africa". ILGA. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019.
^Hamilton, Kenneth Lewis. "The Flames of Namugongo: Issues Around Theological Narrativity, Heteronormativity, Globalization, and AIDS in AfricaNarrativity, Heteronormativity, Globalization, and AIDS in Africa". Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium. 3 (1). Article 6, pp. 63–100.
^Evaristo, Bernardine (8 March 2014). "The idea that African homosexuality was a colonial import is a myth". The Guardian. [Opinion-editorial].
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