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West warns Museveni against the gay bill

USA HAS WARNED PRESIDENT MUSEVENI  NOT TO REGRET WHY HE SIGNED THE GAY BILL.
The United Nations is piling pressure on President Museveni not to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 that will see anyone engaging in acts of homosexuality facing 20 years in jail.
The Bill, if signed by the President, proposes a death penalty for any one engaging in aggravated homosexuality.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, yesterday called on President Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it “would mean lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda will become criminals simply “or existing, for being who they are adding that the legislation would lead to “systematic” human rights violations.
He also said the adoption by Uganda’s Parliament of new legislation targeting lesbian, gay and bisexual people is “devastating” and could “erode gains made over years”.
Karine Jean-Pierre
The Press Secretary of United States Government said,  “The passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act by the Parliament of Uganda is deeply concerning. This law would jeopardize progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, deter tourism and investment in Uganda, and damage Uganda’s international reputation. Human rights are universal.”  
Ugandan Parliament this week passed the anti homosexuality bill( homosexuality meaning all LGBTQ+ persons) one  minister who is also MP suggested that even life imprisonment is not enough, they should be castrated too). The bill has been passed by almost 95+% of the members of Parliament.
Professor Sylvia Tamale defends gay rights, tells Uganda‘s Parliamentary Committee handling their ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023′ that they shouldn’t confuse paedophilia with homosexuality. 
“Let’s not make a mistake, paedophilia and homosexuality is not the same thing. And it is well established that the majority of pedophiles are heterosexual.” – Prof Slyvia Tamale in defence of gay rights; told Uganda‘s MPs that the draft anti-gay bill is unnecessary.” 
Justice Hunter says, “As concerned Ugandans, we call upon the international community to use the global Magnitsky Act to sanction ALL Members of Parliament in Uganda,  who voted in favor of passing the “Kill the Gays Bill.”

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