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| Region | Uganda |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2014 |
| End Date | May 2, 2021 |
| Description | Previous bill was struck down due to a technicality rendering it unconstitutional. However, homosexual conduct is still explicitly illegal and is punishable by imprisonment. |
| Sources | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/01/uganda-anti-gay-law-null-and-void http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28605400 |
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- Status is not correct "It is still life imprisonment.
Check page 199 and 200 from this report. Also, it is certain with females too. They ammended the constitution for this. Please research a little better. This is dangerous misrepresentation.
https://ilga.org/state-sponsored-homophobia-report-2019
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- Status is not correct "First parade in 2012, held til banned by govt in 2016 and 2017. Status of 2018 and 2019 events uncertain."
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| Value | Legal | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Description | Previous bill was struck down due to a technicality rendering it unconstitutional. Although still homophobia is widespread. | Previous bill was struck down due to a technicality rendering it unconstitutional. However, homosexual conduct is still explicitly illegal and is punishable by imprisonment. |
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| Sources | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/01/uganda-anti-gay-law-null-and-void | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/01/uganda-anti-gay-law-null-and-void http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28605400 |
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| Description | Previous bill was struck down due to a technicality rendering it unconstitutional. Although still homophobia is widespread. |
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- Status is not correct "This is horribly wrong. The new extremely strict law was struck down, but the previous sodomy law is still very much in effect. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Uganda#Statutes"
created by robertshippey
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/01/uganda-anti-gay-law-null-and-void |