LGBT Rights in Kasese
District

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History

Homosexual activity in Kasese

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Homosexual activity in Kasese is unknown.

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Same-sex marriage in Kasese

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Same-sex marriage in Kasese is unknown.

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kasese

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kasese is unknown.

Jul 5, 2019–May 29, 2023
State-enforced under federal Uganda law
In 2019, the Uganda Communications Commission adopted the Standards for General Broadcast Programming in Uganda. Article 6(5) determines that “information, themes or subplots on lifestyles such as homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexualism, transsexualism, transvestism, paedophilia and incest” should not “promote, justify or glamorize” them. Further, explicit dialogue or information concerning the above topics should not be broadcasted. In addition, Article 8.6 states that sex education programmes should not encourage or promote “unnatural sex acts”.
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Right to change legal gender in Kasese

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Right to change legal gender in Kasese is ambiguous.

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Since Mar 26, 2015
Ambiguous under federal Uganda law
In 2015, Uganda provided for gender recognition for intersex people who through operation changes from male to female or female to male. However, trans people remain unable to change their legal gender, and intersex people must identify as male or female.
Until Mar 25, 2015
Illegal under federal Uganda law
Until 2015, there was no legal gender recognition provided in Uganda.

Gender-affirming care in Kasese

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Gender-affirming care in Kasese is unknown.

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kasese

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kasese is unknown.

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LGBT discrimination in Kasese

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LGBT discrimination in Kasese is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Uganda law
As homosexual conduct is illegal, discrimination against LGBTQ+ people are very present. Most recently, the anti-homosexuality bill tried to make it illegal for any person to not report an LGBT individual.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kasese

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kasese is unknown.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kasese

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kasese is unknown.

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Same-sex adoption in Kasese

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Same-sex adoption in Kasese is unknown.

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Intersex infant surgery in Kasese

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Intersex infant surgery in Kasese is unknown.

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Serving openly in military in Kasese

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Serving openly in military in Kasese is unknown.

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kasese

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kasese is unknown.

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Conversion therapy in Kasese

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Conversion therapy in Kasese is unknown.

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Equal age of consent in Kasese

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Equal age of consent in Kasese is unknown.

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