Two suspects are among the first to be charged under Uganda's recently passed law against homosexual degeneracy. They face separate charges of “aggravated homosexuality,” an offense punishable by death under the new law which came into effect in May.
One man was charged with “aggravated homosexuality” last month in Jinja district in eastern Uganda for allegedly raping a 12-year old boy.
A 20-year-old man in the district of Soroti in eastern Uganda was also reportedly charged on August 18, for raping a 41-year-old disabled man at a sports stadium, according to Jacqueline Okui, spokesperson for the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
“Aggravated homosexuality,” according to the law, involves incest, sex with children, as well as people with disabilities or the elderly, and when the perpetrator is infected with HIV. The law also outlaws homosexual marriage in Uganda and it punishes same-sex acts with life imprisonment.
Attorney Justine Balya, who is representing the Soroti suspect, reportedly said that cases of this kind could go to trial after a long delay and she expects her client to be in pre-trial remand for an extended period. She said they are representing several people arrested for lesser offenses under the Anti-Homosexuality Act; and argues that the state is seeking "to criminalize what is often consensual conduct between adults.”
A suspect convicted of attempted aggravated homosexuality can be imprisoned for up to 14 years. The new law did not criminalise those who identify as LGBTQ.
President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law amid condemnations from western left-wing leaders. US President Joe Biden described the law as “a tragic violation of universal human rights,” and directed an evaluation of his country’s aid contributions and investments in Uganda.
United Nations announced the closure of its controversial human rights office in Uganda, citing a decision by local authorities to “terminate the mandate” of the UN rights body. Earlier this month, the World Bank said it would withhold fresh loans to Uganda following the anti-homosexual degeneracy legislation.
Museveni slammed the World Bank, accusing it of daring to coerce his country “into abandoning our faith, culture, principles and sovereignty, using money.”
“Uganda will develop with or without loans,” Museveni said following the world body's decision.
The Anti-Homosexuality Act enjoys overwhelming support in Uganda, especially from lawmakers, Christian and Muslim leaders. It is also hailed by conservatives in America and Europe who see it as a rejection of the LGBT degeneracy and pedophilia pushed in the west and around the world, by left-wing activists, politicians and billionaire globalists like George Soros and his son.
Homosexuality is criminalised in most of Africa's 54 countries. Some Africans see it as degenerate behaviour imported from the west.
67 people were detained by police in Nigeria on Tuesday for at least celebrating a homosexual wedding in one of the largest mass detentions targeting pro-homosexual-degeneracy propaganda, which is outlawed in the West African country.
Some far-left media outlets including CNN were slammed on social media Tuesday for their posts which appear to obfuscate and downplay the charges faced by the suspects in Uganda. One CNN's post was community-noted on X, as many social media users called out the routinely mocked and discredited cable news network.