Africa

Calls for Ugandan president to veto anti-homosexuality Bill

Bill criminalises identifying as LGBT+ and recommends a life sentence as punishment for gay sex

A Ugandan transgender woman watches the parliament discuss its anti-homosexuality Bill. Photograph: Stuart Tibaweswa/AFP via Getty Images
A Ugandan transgender woman watches the parliament discuss its anti-homosexuality Bill. Photograph: Stuart Tibaweswa/AFP via Getty Images
Sally Hayden
Wed Mar 22 2023 - 19:58 • 4 MIN READ

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Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden, a contributor to The Irish Times, reports from Beirut and Africa