South Africa's Julius Malema leads protests against Uganda’s LGBTQ bill

Uganda already has a ban on same-sex relationships, but lawmakers felt that the current legislation was falling short and introduced even more stringent laws in a bid to further stifle the movement. 

The bill, if signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni, imposes the death penalty for persons who commit “aggravated homosexuality”.

EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said the bill which has sailed through Uganda’s Parliament is “inhumane”.

“The EFF reiterates its utter condemnation of the inhumane Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by the parliament of Uganda on March 21, 2023. Fundamentally, the parliament of Uganda has legalised bigotry,” said Thambo.

The firebrand Malema has also urged the government of Uganda to reverse this decision.

“You cannot promote hate and then fold our arms and don’t show the Ugandan government that we don’t agree with hate. We are victims of hate. We were discriminated against on the basis of our identity and as a result, so many people were killed and this law that is passed in Uganda is going to be an act of hate," he said. 

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CIC @Julius_S_Malema leading the Picket Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill at the Ugandan Embassy today in Pretoria

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More international bodies have denounced the Ugandan bill including the White House which, in a statement read by the House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “The bill is one of the most extreme anti-LGBTQI+ laws in the world. Human rights are universal. No one should be attacked, imprisoned, or killed simply because of who they are or whom they love. "