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Gay group in soroti, uganda
LGBT Rights in Soroti, Uganda: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more.
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Representatives of Rainbows Across Borders take part in the Pride in London parade on 1 July in London, United Kingdom. A year-old Ugandan man has found himself at the center of a groundbreaking legal case, becoming the first individual in Uganda to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality.
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The charge is the first under the country’s anti-gay law passed in May. The law appears to have widespread support in Uganda but has been condemned by rights groups and other campaigners.
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Ugandan prosecutors have charged a man with "aggravated homosexuality," potentially a capital offense under new controversial anti-gay legislation , an official said Monday. The law — considered one of the harshest of its kind in the world — contains provisions that make "aggravated homosexuality" an offense punishable by death and includes penalties for consensual same-sex relations of up to life in prison.
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The man charged with aggravated homosexuality appeared in court on 18 August in the eastern city of Soroti, Jacquelyn Okui, spokesperson for the state prosecutors, told the AFP news agency.
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Uganda has resisted pressure from donors to drop the Anti-Homosexuality Act that became law in May. A man in Uganda faces the death penalty after being charged with "aggravated homosexuality".
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Two Ugandan males have become the first people who may face the death penalty under Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law. Prosecutors accuse Julius Byaruhanga in the eastern district of Jinja of.
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A man in Uganda faces the death penalty after being charged with "aggravated homosexuality". His lawyer told Reuters the year-old was the first to be prosecuted for the offence under tough new anti-LGBTQ legislation signed into law in May.
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LGBTQ+ rights in Uganda LGBTQ+ rights in Uganda are severely restricted, as described above. Same-sex acts, and supportive activities, are criminalized, and violent attacks by other Ugandan citizens is common. LGBTQ+ Ugandans are subject to loss of job or housing, harassment, attack, arrest, torture, and death. Same-sex marriages have been banned since With the passage of the Anti.
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Before being banned, SMUG had provided education on sexuality and advocated for health services for LGBTQ people since This is just the latest example of harassment and restrictions against Ugandan rights groups, especially those working on LGBTQ rights.
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