'Kill the gays' bill revived by Ugandan government would impose death penalty on LGBTQ community

The Ugandan bill—colloquially known as 'Kill the Gays'—was nullified in 2014 on a technicality but the government said it plans to resurrect the bill within a few weeks.

The Ugandan government announced its plan to reintroduce a bill that would criminalize homosexuality with the death penalty.

Uganda faced widespread international condemnation when the previous bill was signed off by Museveni in 2014. "When the law was introduced last time, it whipped up homophobic sentiment and hate crimes," said Onziema.

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