UGANDA: What’s Going On?
On May 3rd,2021, the Uganda Parliament passed the Sexual Offense Bill 2019, which states that homosexuality and sex work are illegal & criminalized. PDF of the Bill https://bit.ly/3thLipy News Coverage: https://bit.ly/2RnJmP4
What Does This Mean: This bill says that same-gender-loving and Transgender people (which is often conflicted due to the government’s lack of nuance) and the act of our self-expression and ways of love is a sexual offense, similar to rape & sexual assault. Therefore, the government will enforce law enforcement & government official to take extreme actions on Transgender and same-gender-loving Ugandan and sentence them to 10 years in prison, like sentencing them to death.
WHY WE FIGHT: Trans and Queer people are beaten, sexually brutalized, tortured, and murdered without any government interruption or medical assistance when these acts of violence take place. This bill will increase human rights violations, related stigma, and discrimination, affecting their access to health services. Trans and queer individuals have already been impacted abundantly by previous laws such as the “Kill the Gays bill” passed in December 2013, which promoted the genocide of Black Trans and Queer people.
JOIN THE FIGHT:
Write letters to the government of Uganda to cease their efforts that cause more harm and violence to a community that is already marginalized and in danger. Letter Template: Click here. Social Media Kit: Click here
Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development TUMWEBAZE FRANK KAGYIGYI ftumwebaze@parliament.go.ug.
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General Email Box: cpa@parliament.go.ug
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