Mon May 15, 2023 – 9:33 pm EDT
KAMPALA, Uganda (LifeSiteNews) — The Ugandan Parliament this month approved its sweeping anti-sodomy bill after adding provisions ensuring that same-sex attracted people seeking help are not penalized. The president of the African country has stated he would sign the measure after the necessary changes were made.
The new version of the law remains “one of the toughest pieces of anti-gay legislation on the continent,” according to the BBC.
LifeSiteNews previously reported that Uganda’s parliament passed the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” in March. Decried by proponents of the LGBT agenda, the measure is set to provide strict penalties for homosexual behavior and identification, up to and including the death penalty in “aggravated” cases, including rape and child molestation.
“We are making this law for ourselves. We are making this law for our children,” Uganda Minister for Works Ecweru Musa Francis declared in Parliament last month. “This country will stand firm … homosexuals have no space in Uganda.”
Last month, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said he would sign the bill after lawmakers made changes safeguarding homosexuals from being punished for revealing their struggles in an effort to seek rehabilitation.
Lawmakers have subsequently amended
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