Mary Chatanda News Today

Uganda’s draconian bill has set a dangerous precedent, with Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Sudan adopting similar policies—and intensifying existing homophobic sentiments.

Lawmakers in Tanzania are demanding harsher penalties against LGBTQ+ people, including the death penalty and castration.

In East African countries, people with diverse sexual orientations live in constant fear. Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is on the rise in in the region as lawmakers in Uganda vote to pass new legislation to punish the community.