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| Region | Uganda |
| Issue | LGBT housing discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Uganda, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination. Since 2023, with the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, any landlord who rents to an LGBTQ individual and does not evict them will also face 20 years in prison if the individual they are renting to engages in or "encourages" homosexuality. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda https://outrightinternational.org/humanitarian-response-to-uganda |
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1 | Original entry | |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Uganda, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination. Since 2023, with the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, any landlord who rents to an LGBTQ individual and does not evict them will also face 20 years in prison if the individual they are renting to engages in or "encourages" homosexuality. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda https://outrightinternational.org/humanitarian-response-to-uganda |