Uganda Passes Anti-LGBTQ, And Child Protection Bill: Offenders Face Up To Life In Prison

According to the bill: a person who is convicted of grooming or trafficking children for purposes of engaging them in homosexual activities faces life in prison; individuals or institutions which support or fund LGBT rights' activities or organisations, or publish, broadcast and distribute pro-gay media material and literature, also face prosecution and imprisonment; media groups, journalists and publishers face prosecution and imprisonment for publishing, broadcasting, distribution of any content that advocates for gay rights or promotes homosexuality.

Also, a person faces death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality:" that is sexual abuse of a child, a person with disability or vulnerable people, or in cases where a victim of homosexual assault is infected with a life-long illness.

Property owners also face risk of being jailed if their premises are used as a "brothel" for homosexual acts or any other sexual minorities rights' activities.

Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda but this bill introduces many new criminal offences.

The bill's backers say they are trying to protect children. It was passed with widespread support in Uganda's parliament on Tuesday evening, with lawmakers breaking out in celebratory songs.

Homosexual relations are shunned, discouraged or officially banned in most African countries, where many people uphold conservative religious and social values.

Amnesty International, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the United Kingdom's Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell have all condemned the bill, as usual.

However critics point out that LGBTQ lifestyle and other forms of degeneracy are only tolerated in the west. Advocacy for such degenerate policies has hurt the west's international diplomacy and standing, as other countries gravitate to the China-Russia alliance.

Former US president, Barack Obama was famously shutdown at a press conference during his visit to the east African nation in 2015, when he tried to lecture Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta about his country’s gay rights record.

“The fact of the matter is Kenya and the US share so many values: common love for democracy, entrepreneurship, value for families -- these are some things that we share,” Kenyatta shot back at Obama at the press conference. “But there are some things that we must admit we don’t share. Our culture, our societies don’t accept... It is very difficult for us to be able to impose on people that which they themselves do not accept. This is why I repeatedly say for Kenyans today the (gay rights issue) is generally a non-issue. We want to focus on other areas.”

WATCH Ugandan lawmakers celebrate tha ant-gay bill passage