Police Will Arrest Organizers Of Gay Pride Parade, Says Ugandan Official

Posted by: lukwago J in world news September 21, 2016

A Ugandan official says police will arrest organizers who are planning a gay pride parade in the capital, Kampala.

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Simon Lokodo, a cabinet minister in charge of ethics and integrity, said in a statement Wednesday that the event had not been cleared by the police and would offend the country’s laws.

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Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law, therefore, if you intend to practice it while in Uganda, you risk being taken to imprison.

In 2014, Uganda’s president signed an anti-gay bill that originally had proposed the death penalty against some homosexual acts, but a court later jettisoned the law as unconstitutional.

Frank Mugisha, a gay rights leader, says he had been awaiting police authorization to hold a parade this weekend at a beach on Lake Victoria.

Source: ABC news

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