Uganda Lawmakers Pass Amended “Kill The Gays” Bill

The Associated Press reports:

Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a new version of an anti-gay bill that removes a clause which appeared to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ. President Yoweri Museveni [photo] last month returned the bill back to the national assembly, asking for changes that differentiate between identifying as LGBTQ and actually engaging in homosexual acts.

The new law prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as minors and other categories of vulnerable people. Jail terms of up to 20 years are proposed for those who advocate or promote the rights of LGBTQ people.

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Last night Rachel Maddow delivered an extensive report on the US evangelicals behind Uganda’s “kill the gays” bill. You should watch all of it.

Anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Uganda: The law suggests several punishments, including the death penalty for being a repeat offender. “If you are convicted of being gay twice, you die for that. Having consensual sex when you are HIV-positive, you die for that” https://t.co/DvnICAvwS2 pic.twitter.com/UZYj7ZyhpL

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