Asiimwe, “no gay visitor to our country will be harassed or not welcome for the only reason that he or she may be gay. In 2014 when similar legislation threatened the safety of Ugandans and also visitors, the CEO of the Uganda Tourism Board at that time Stephen Asiimwe assured eTurboNews publisher Juergen Steinmetz, and CNN Anchor Richard Quest in a frank discussion on the sideline of ITB Berlin 2014 that the Uganda Tourism Board will guaranteed the safety of gay tourists to their country and to go even a step further and welcome gay travelers to enjoy the beauty of their tourism destination.” This statement was widely published on eTurboNews.Īccording to Mr. In reality, this deeply repressive legislation will institutionalize discrimination, hatred, and prejudice against LGBTI people, including those who are perceived to be LGBTI and block the legitimate work of civil society, public health professionals, and community leaders.

“This ambiguous, vaguely worded law even criminalizes those who ‘promote’ homosexuality or ‘attempt to commit the offence of homosexuality’.

The law, dubbed the ‘2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill’, amounts to a grave assault on LGBTQ people and is contemptuous of the Ugandan constitution. Amnesty International today urged President Yoweri Museveni to veto this appalling legislation, which was passed following a rushed vote on Tuesday evening.

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