Uganda’s new anti-gay legislation includes death sentence in some cases
PBS NewsHourJun 03, 2023
The Facts
Ugandan Pres. Yoweri Museveni on Sunday approved the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, which makes "engaging in acts of homosexuality" an offense punishable with life imprisonment.
The law does not criminalize identifying as LGBTQ+ but imposes the death penalty on anyone found guilty of "aggravated homosexuality" and up to seven years in prison for "attempted homosexuality."
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
The spirit of the anti-homosexuality legislation aligns entirely with Uganda's values and moral fabric. Despite the pressure from imperialist powers, which have wreaked havoc in the world for centuries in seeking to impose their ideologies on Africans, the country's sovereignty will not be undermined.
Pro-establishment narrative
It's outrageous that Uganda still promotes the totally ludicrous notion that homosexuality deviates from human nature, even engaging in un-African, state-sponsored homophobia. Same-sex relationships have long been reported in the continent, debunking the fabricated narrative that homosexuality is a Western import.
