Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome
The pair discussed human rights violations and the country's draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act.
AUGUST 26, 2024
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21 U.S. Reps. condemn Uganda's 'draconian' anti-LGBTQ+ law: 'State-sponsored violence'
Reps. Mark Takano and Joyce Beatty have led the effort to introduce a resolution to condemn Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act, "one of the harshest anti-LGBTQI+ laws the world has seen."
JUNE 28, 2024
Uganda used the U.S. Supreme Court's anti-abortion ruling to outlaw being LGBTQ+
Uganda's highest court cited the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling in their decision to uphold a law criminalizing same-sex relationships.
APRIL 7, 2024
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act must be stopped. Now.
Even with certain restrictions against government leadership and international aid, more must be done to prevent Uganda's anti-LGBTQ+ law and the harm it will inflict on queer people, writes the Williams Institute's Ari Shaw.
JANUARY 29, 2024
Activists Link U.S. Nonprofit to Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Across Africa
Family Watch International says it’s only promoting ‘family values.’
DECEMBER 25, 2023
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
World Bank Cuts Off Funds to Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
“Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values," said a statement from the institution.
AUGUST 9, 2023
Burkina Faso's military junta: 'Homosexuality will be punished by the law'
Military leaders did not reveal the extent of the ban — whether it is against LGBTQ+ identity broadly or specifically those in same-sex relationships, nor what the sentences will entail.
JULY 13, 2024
A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist was stabbed and left for dead in the street. Now, he recounts his escape to Canada
Steven Kabuye had been followed for sometime before two men ambushed him on his morning commute in January. Still recovering, he fled Uganda days later with bandages still on.
APRIL 5, 2024
Right-wing group won't condemn Uganda's 'kill the gays' law, enraging queer Democrats
"When you’re given the opportunity to publicly oppose a law that permits the government to execute LGBTQI+ people just because of who they are, why wouldn’t you take it?" says Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan.
MARCH 4, 2024
From Texas to Uganda, It's Important to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws, Activist Says
Brian Sims emphasized the importance of continued global support and solidarity to combat such regressive legislation.
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Ugandan Police Arrest Four People for 'Acts of Homosexuality'
The arrests come in a country with one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the world.
AUGUST 22, 2023
Democrats Push to Block Defense Funds to Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Using the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, two LGBTQ+ members of Congress have joined forces to hold up funds to the African country.
JULY 11, 2023
James Inhofe, anti-LGBTQ+ former Republican senator, dead at 89
Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, was a homophobe, transphobe, and denier of climate change.
JULY 9, 2024
We need to reclaim pan-Africanism through love—for everyone
African LGBTQ+ people face violence, discrimination, and denial of their rights in the name of "African values." But love is a pan-African issue, writes Human Rights Watch's Larissa Kojoué.
JULY 3, 2024
Meet the LGBTQ+ celebrities and activists TIME called the Most Influential People of 2024
From actors to activists, TIME is honoring some of the LGBTQ+ people who have changed the world.
APRIL 17, 2024
Uganda's high court upholds key sections of Anti-Homosexuality Act
The controversial law punishes same-sex sexual relations with life imprisonment or death in some cases.
APRIL 3, 2024
Gay lawmaker demands to know extent of U.S. Christian group's ties to Uganda's deadly antigay law
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, sent a pointed letter to the Fellowship Foundation, the right-wing group also known as the Family.
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Ugandan activist suffers horrific wounds in suspected anti-LGBTQ+ knife attack
Steven Kabuye blames political leaders for scapegoating the LGBTQ+ community with potentially deadly consequences.
JANUARY 4, 2024
Two Men Arrested in Uganda After Peeping Tom Videotapes Rendezvous
The student allegedly heard “funny screaming sounds” and quickly began recording the alleged sexual encounter.
NOVEMBER 10, 2023