Uganda’s LGBT Community Is Facing A New Wave Of Government Oppression

Since 2014, when Uganda’s Constitutional Court overturned the country’s anti-homosexuality law, the political fate of LGBT Ugandans has been somewhat stagnant. A government crackdown on recent Pride Uganda celebrations demonstrates, however, that the overall climate in the country has not improved and may be facing another backlash.

The demise of the law originally pitched as a “Kill The Gays” bill — until punishments for homosexuality were reduced to life sentences in prison — did not trigger immediate progress. Last November, the Ugandan Parliament passed the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, which requires all NGOs to apply for permits to operate and gives the government the power to jail the leaders of organizations that they determine go “against public interests.” This posed a new threat to organizations like Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), though so far, SMUG and similar organizations have continued to operate. Indeed, Pride Uganda was set to hold many big events starting in early August....
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