President Museveni Signs the “Kill the Gays” Bill Into Law

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law Monday a bill that criminalizes homosexuality…Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda. The law toughens the penalties, including life imprisonment…The United States and Britain are among Uganda’s largest donors.

Source: CNN.com

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Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill imposes lifetime imprisonment for conviction of homosexuality, lifetime imprisonment for entering into a same-sex marriage, 7 years imprisonment for conducting a same-sex marriage, 7 years imprisonment for advocacy by or on behalf of LGBT people, 5 years imprisonment for providing housing to LGBT people, and 7 years imprisonment for providing services to LGBT people.