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Region | Uganda |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Start Date | May 29, 2023 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished by death. The definition of "aggravated homosexuality" includes three main categories. 1. Consensual sex between adults wherein the party is a second-time offender. 2. Rape, against an adult or a child. 3. Homosexual activities performed by those with HIV, or that involve a disabled or elderly person. "Attempted homosexuality" is also punishable by law, meeting up to 10 years in prison, while "attempted aggravated homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. |
Sources | https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-museveni-approves-anti-gay-law-parliament-speaker-says-2023-05-29/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65745850 https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/africa/uganda-lgbtq-law-passes-intl/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/ |
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edited by Ratabzoo. Clarifying that the death penalty is not just for those who commit rape, but also for those who have consensual sex and are caught twice. This is included under "aggravated." Please do not change this entry again without discussion on the Discord server.
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Description | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished by death. The definition of "aggravated homosexuality" includes rape, sex with children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Homosexual activities performed by second time offenders or those with HIV are also considered aggravated, and punishable by death. In effect, the only homosexual activity that is not punishable by death would take place between consenting adults (under the age of 75) who do not have HIV or previous convictions of homosexuality. "Attempted Homosexuality" is also punished by law, meeting up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggravated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished by death. The definition of "aggravated homosexuality" includes three main categories. 1. Consensual sex between adults wherein the party is a second-time offender. 2. Rape, against an adult or a child. 3. Homosexual activities performed by those with HIV, or that involve a disabled or elderly person. "Attempted homosexuality" is also punishable by law, meeting up to 10 years in prison, while "attempted aggravated homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653. The anti-homosexuality bill only punishes "aggravated homosexuality" with the death penalty but homosexuality is still punishable with a life sentence.
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edited by Ratabzoo. Aggravated homosexuality includes consensual homosexuality that is caught by police more than once. Therefore, the maximum penalty is death.
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edited by Pizzaslices412653. Death penalty is only punished for aggravated homosexuality.
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. Grammar correction
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Description | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished by death. The definition of "aggravated homosexuality" includes rape, sex with children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Homosexual activities performed by second time offenders or those with HIV is also considered aggravated, and punishable by death. In effect, the only homosexual activity that is not punishable by death would take place between consenting adults (under the age of 75) who do not have HIV or previous convictions of homosexuality. "Attempted Homosexuality" is also punished by law, meeting up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggravated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished by death. The definition of "aggravated homosexuality" includes rape, sex with children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Homosexual activities performed by second time offenders or those with HIV are also considered aggravated, and punishable by death. In effect, the only homosexual activity that is not punishable by death would take place between consenting adults (under the age of 75) who do not have HIV or previous convictions of homosexuality. "Attempted Homosexuality" is also punished by law, meeting up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggravated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. This also equals death penalty for “Aggravated homosexuality”
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edited by Pizzaslices412653. It doesn't punish same sexual actions that aren't aggravated with the death penalty
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. This includes the death penalty as part of the bill includes death penalty aswell
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edited by Pizzaslices412653. It doesn't give the death penalty for all cases, just aggravated ones.
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edited by daikman. giving more information about what is punishible by death. And changing the status to "death penalty as punishment" because homosexual activity is only not punishible by death in very restricted circumstances. Only first time offenders who do not have HIV would be imprisoned, the rest could be killed. I think this is extreme enough for us to say that the punishment is death, rather than the ambigous "other penalty" the satus is currently set as. By saying "other penalty" it implies that the penalty is neither death or imprisonment.
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Description | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. These cases are largely made up of "aggravated homosexuality," which includes serial offenders, rapists, people with HIV, child rape or consensual sexual intercourse, and people with disabilities. "Attempted Homosexuality" can be met with up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggravated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished by death. The definition of "aggravated homosexuality" includes rape, sex with children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Homosexual activities performed by second time offenders or those with HIV is also considered aggravated, and punishable by death. In effect, the only homosexual activity that is not punishable by death would take place between consenting adults (under the age of 75) who do not have HIV or previous convictions of homosexuality. "Attempted Homosexuality" is also punished by law, meeting up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggravated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. |
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- Status is not correct "The main punishment for same-sex activity is up to life in prison, with the death penalty being used in cases of 'aggravated homosexuality'."
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Description | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. These cases are largely made up of "aggrivated homosexuality," which includes serial offenders, rapists, people with HIV, child rape or consensual sexual intercourse, and people with disabilities. "Attempted Homosexuality" can be met with up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggrivated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. These cases are largely made up of "aggravated homosexuality," which includes serial offenders, rapists, people with HIV, child rape or consensual sexual intercourse, and people with disabilities. "Attempted Homosexuality" can be met with up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggravated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. |
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edited by daikman. Update to President passing the bill, rather than MPs voting to pass bill..
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Start Date | Mar 22, 2023 | May 29, 2023 |
Description | In 2023, 389 Ugandan MPS voted in favour for the "Anti-Homosexuality" bill. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. These cases are largely made up of "aggrivated homosexuality," which includes serial offenders, rapists, people with HIV, child rape or consensual sexual intercourse, and people with disabilities. "Attempted Homosexuality" can be met with up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggrivated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. | President Yoweri Museveni signed an "Anti-Homosexuality" bill into law. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. These cases are largely made up of "aggrivated homosexuality," which includes serial offenders, rapists, people with HIV, child rape or consensual sexual intercourse, and people with disabilities. "Attempted Homosexuality" can be met with up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggrivated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. |
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Sources | https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/africa/uganda-lgbtq-law-passes-intl/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/ | https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-museveni-approves-anti-gay-law-parliament-speaker-says-2023-05-29/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65745850 https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/africa/uganda-lgbtq-law-passes-intl/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/ |
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edited by GayApples. added another source, explained aggrivated homosexuality, and forms of attempted homosexuality
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Description | In 2023, 389 Ugandan MPS voted in favour for an anti-lgbtq+ bill. This still punishes homosexuality with life imprisonment but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. | In 2023, 389 Ugandan MPS voted in favour for the "Anti-Homosexuality" bill. This still punishes homosexuality with imprisonment up to life, but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. These cases are largely made up of "aggrivated homosexuality," which includes serial offenders, rapists, people with HIV, child rape or consensual sexual intercourse, and people with disabilities. "Attempted Homosexuality" can be met with up to 10 years in prison, while "Attempted Aggrivated Homosexuality" can be met with up to 14 years. |
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Sources | https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/africa/uganda-lgbtq-law-passes-intl/index.html | https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/africa/uganda-lgbtq-law-passes-intl/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/ |
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Sources | https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality | https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/africa/uganda-lgbtq-law-passes-intl/index.html |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653. It is either Life imprisonment or Death Penalty
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Description | In 2023, 389 Ugandan MPS voted in favour for an anti-lgbtq+ bill. The bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death | In 2023, 389 Ugandan MPS voted in favour for an anti-lgbtq+ bill. This still punishes homosexuality with life imprisonment but the bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death in some cases. |
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Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Start Date | Mar 22, 2023 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In 2023, 389 Ugandan MPS voted in favour for an anti-lgbtq+ bill. The bill allows homosexuality to be punished by death |
Sources | https://www.thequint.com/explainers/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-death-penalty-life-imprisonment https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-death-penalty-nsbm3m7k0 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uganda-parliament-news-gay-law-lgbtq-death-penalty-aggravated-homosexuality/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16798702615135&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/01/uganda-mps-hardline-anti-lgbtq-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/ugandan-mps-pass-bill-imposing-death-penalty-homosexuality |
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- Status is not correct "The new law only allows the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality""