Last week Uganda’s parliament passed a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts to include life imprisonment in some cases. The bill’s original 2009 version, named “Kill The Gays,” went as far as calling for the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.
According to CNN, a man was burned to death for being gay shortly after the bill was passed.
Failure to report homosexual activity to police is also criminalized. Doctors who treat gays, landlords who rent them property and those suspected of being LBGT are subject to five-year prison terms under the bill.
Anyone who offers support to homosexuals will also be committing a criminal offense, which can reportedly extend to counseling
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