A video posted to Facebook uses an old 2014 White House clip to allege the U.S. is threatening to cut off foreign aid to Uganda in response to new anti-LGBTQ legislation. We found no evidence the U.S. has recently announced any changes to Ugandan aid.
to include any person who"holds out as a lesbian, gay, transgender, a queer or any other sexual or gender identity that is contrary to the binary categories of male and female."on March 14, a reporter inquired about spokesperson Ned Price’s"thoughts" on the anti-LGBTQ legislation introduced in Uganda.
Price broadly condemned laws that undermine the rights of LGBTQ people around the globe, but said the department remains"committed to supporting health, democracy, the rule of law, freedom of expression, and prosperity in Uganda, and we continue to engage with our government of Uganda counterparts on a wide range of issues, including those related to human rights, to improve the lives of all Ugandans.
We found no record of the State Department issuing any recent statement like the one Carney made in 2014.
The featured video clip is from 2014, and there is no evidence that the U.S. has issued a"final warning" or threats to revoke Ugandan aid over any recent legislation.Email interview with Helen Epstein, journalist and author of Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror, March 16, 2023
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