Story by By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and BRIAN INGANGA, Associated Press • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pretty Peter flicked through frantic messages from friends at home in Uganda. The transgender woman is relatively safe in neighboring Kenya. Her friends feel threatened by the latest anti-gay legislation in Uganda prescribing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” Frightened Ugandans are searching for…
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday called on Ugandan MPs to “reconsider” draconian anti-gay legislation passed by parliament last month and widely condemned in the West. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 promises harsh penalties against anyone who engages in same-sex activity. “I return the bill to Parliament for reconsideration,” Museveni wrote in a letter to the house. The president has faced widespread…
Summary The anti-homosexuality MPs, who have appear to have broad support from the government and religious leaders as well as the general public, want the offenders to also face death penalty if found guilty Tanzanian MPs are pushing for a new anti-homosexuality law that would impose harsher penalties for same-sex (LGBTQ) relationships, a move that would promote African values…