Tag "Uganda"
UNAIDS Ambassador Says Eliminating Bans On Gay Sex Is Crucial To Fighting Spread of HIV, Even As Uganda Criminalizes Homosexuality Again
The new UNAIDS ambassador says that eliminating bans on same-sex relations is crucial to fighting the spread of HIV — a comment sure to provoke negative reactions from leaders of
Ugandan LGBT Community Raided Over Social Distancing Violation Claims
A gay rights leader in Uganda reportedly says that 20 members of the local LGBT community have been detained after the police raided their shelter and accused them of violating
Ugandan government denies plan to revive its ‘Kill the Gays’ law amid global concern
Uganda will not impose the death penalty for gay sex, a presidential spokesman has reportedly said, after major aid donors said they were monitoring a plan by the African nation
Uganda government to reintroduce bill imposing death penalty on homosexuals
Uganda’s government has said that it would revive a bill that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals it claims are “involved in promotion and recruitment” in the East African
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are being criticized for meeting with Uganda’s Anti-Gay President
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West met with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, on Monday. The pair have been in Uganda since Friday, while West reportedly films a music
Ugandan government cancels music festival over claims of nudity and gay sex, then backtracks after backlash
Uganda’s Nyege Nyege international music and arts festival, sponsored by telecom giant, MTN, has been reinstated Wednesday following a public outcry after the country’s ethics minister banned it as an
Uganda’s government is obsessed with porn and policing morality
The Ugandan government’s obsession with enforcing morality and “protecting” the country’s cultural values has added a new twist: a nine-member, 2 billion shilling ($556,000) anti-pornographic control committee. The committee, which
Ugandan minister says country cannot afford to buy its ‘gay detector’ machine
Uganda can no longer afford to make its ‘gay detector’ machine, says the country’s Minister of Ethics. The notorious homophobic minister, Simon Lokodo went on a bizarre rant a few
Ugandan Activists ‘Stand Prouder’ After Police Raid LGBT Pride
Between 16 and 25 people were arrested in Kampala, Uganda just before 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 4th, when police raided a Pride Uganda event celebrating trans and gender-nonconforming residents.
LGBT Ugandans Are Ever So Bombastic
Living in a nation that proudly criminalizes LGBT identity would be enough to make most people stay in the closet — but LGBT activists in Uganda refuse to be silenced
