Mauritius Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Decision
Advocates hailed the decision on the African island nation while the court disparaged the law’s British colonial era origins in its ruling.
October 4, 2023
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First Man Faces Death Penalty for 'Aggravated Homosexuality' in Uganda
Four others have been arrested under the new law passed in May.
August 29, 2023
Uganda Passes Law Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Identities
Same-sex relations are already illegal in the country.
March 22, 2023
Uganda Lawmakers Near Vote on Draconian Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
The east African nation’s leader had earlier described queer people as “deviations from nature.”
March 21, 2023
Uganda Passes Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The portion of the bill calling for the death penalty in some instances of homosexuality has reportedly been replaced with on providing for life imprisonment.
December 20, 2013
Kansas governor passes law requiring ID to view acts of 'homosexuality' online, vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Kansas will require state-issued ID to view "acts of homosexuality" beginning July 1, which is considered "harmful to minors" under state law.
April 15, 2024
Uganda's 'Kill the Gays' Bill Scheduled for Parliamentary Hearing
The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is scheduled to be debated in the Ugandan parliament before December 15.
November 21, 2012
Ugandan Parliament Takes a Break But Could Soon Be Back At It
The Parliament will resume in January, when it could once again consider the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill"
December 14, 2012
Ugandan President to Sign 'Jail the Gays' Bill
Reports coming from Uganda indicate that President Yoweri Museveni is ready to sign the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
February 14, 2014
Ugandan President Didn't Sign Bill Jailing 'Abnormal' Gays
President Yoweri Museveni refused to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill at this point but still said that gay people are 'abnormal.'
January 17, 2014
Uganda's Politicians Double Down as World Outrage Spreads
As the world waits for President Yoweri Museveni to sign the hateful Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, activists in Uganda and around the world are mobilizing.
February 19, 2014
WATCH: Uganda's Speaker Seeks Vote on 'Kill The Gays' Bill
Upon returning from an international conference, Uganda's Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kagada, called for a parliamentary vote on the country's "Anti-Homosexuality Bill."
October 31, 2012
Down to the Wire: Actual Science vs. Uganda's 'Scientists'
American scientists and even the president take on the two-page press release from supposed 'scientists' that convinced the Ugandan president to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
February 21, 2014
Canada Quietly Fights Uganda's 'Kill The Gays' Bill
Since November 2012, the Canadian government has given more than $200,000 to local African groups fighting to defeat Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill and support LGBT Ugandans.
March 7, 2013
WATCH: Ugandan Lesbian Takes on 'Kill the Gays' Bill
A lesbian activist living in Uganda spoke out via Skype to tell the world what the country's proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill would mean for her, her partner, and her family and friends.
December 5, 2012
LGBT Ugandan Killed After Tabloid Lists 'Top 200 Homos'
At least one Ugandan suspected of being gay has been killed just one day after the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was signed into law and a tabloid published the names of 'Uganda's Top 200 Homos.'
February 25, 2014
Ugandan LGBT Leader: 'Kill The Gays' Bill Could Soon Die
Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, told reporters on a conference call that Uganda's parliament could close out its session tomorrow, without a vote on the controversial "Anti-Homosexuality Bill."
December 13, 2012
WATCH: Ugandan President Cheered for War on Homosexuals
The lawmaker will sign an anti-homosexuality bill that mandates sentences -- including life in prison -- for those accused of either having sex with members of their own gender, not reporting LGBT people to authorities, or supporting LGBT people or civil rights.
February 17, 2014
Ugandan President 'Won't Rush' to Sign 'Jail the Gays' Bill
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said he won't be pressured to sign into law a bill that would mandate life imprisonment for LGBT people.
January 3, 2014
Uganda Passes Deadly Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
The bill calls for lifetime prison sentences and the death penalty for same-sex sexual relations.
May 2, 2023