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The Republic of Uganda is an East African nation and former British colony, which gained independence from the U.K. in 1962. Discover the latest news about Uganda, where 'carnal knowledge against the order of nature' can be penalized by life imprisonment, according to the country's penal code, a sodomy law that remains from the country's colonial era. Learn about the ongoing struggle for LGBT rights in the republic, which has striven to enact harsher laws against gays and lesbians that includes punishments such as the death penalty.
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."
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.
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.
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.
Steven Kabuye blames political leaders for scapegoating the LGBTQ+ community with potentially deadly consequences.
The student allegedly heard “funny screaming sounds” and quickly began recording the alleged sexual encounter.
Four others have been arrested under the new law passed in May.
There are more than 60 places in the world where it’s illegal to be gay.
The Texas Republican had a rare moment of moral clarity, but was quickly called to task by his fellow conservatives.
Sanctions against the nation are possible, President Joe Biden said.
Uganda’s longtime president has already faced extensive criticism from Western governments, including the U.S., over the legislation.
The bill calls for lifetime prison sentences and the death penalty for same-sex sexual relations.
The lesbian White House press secretary denounced proposals to expand Florida's "don't say gay" law and to impose the death penalty for homosexuality in Uganda.
Same-sex relations are already illegal in the country.
The east African nation’s leader had earlier described queer people as “deviations from nature.”
(CNN) Activists have called the shuttering of the group a "clear witch hunt" by Ugandan officials.
The nation continues to crack down on the LGBTQ+ community.
Prosecutors agreed to withdraw the charges, and the men and women will be released after spending nearly 50 days in jail.
Police say the arrestees were violating social distancing orders, but an activist says they were targeted for their identity.
Most taken into custody at Ram raid face drug charges regarding a tobacco-related product, but activists note authorities only raided Kampala's sole LGBTQ hangout.
