Malema Leads Protests Against Uganda’s Anti- LGBTQ Bill
March 22, 2023 Ugandan parliament passed an anti-LGBTQ bill disallowing homosexual practices in Uganda.
Following the passing of the bill, developed states especially USA raised eyebrows on Uganda’s decision urging President Museven not to sign the bill into law.
In the passed bill, all anti- gay practices were criminalised and eyes are now set on President Museveni on whether he will sign it into a law or fail to sign it following international pressures telling him not to sign.
According to the bill, a person committing the offense of homosexuality is one holding out as a lesbian, gay, transgender, queer or any other sexual or gender identity that is contrary to the binary categories of male and female.
Despite the pressures from non-governmental stakeholders and human rights activists protecting homosexual suspects, Museven has firmly stood to show the interest in signing the anti-LGBTQ bill.
On Sunday, Museven urged African states to refute LGBTQ community practices in Africa by claiming they are against African cultures and traditions.
“Africa should provide the lead to save the world from this degeneration and decadence which is really very dangerous for humanity. If people of opposite sex stop appreciating one another then how will the human race be propagated?” Yoweri Museveni told the public.
Museven further explained the stand of African cultures and ethics in relation to politics by claiming in way he could dare kiss his wife in public during campaigns, many would vote against him during elections.
“If I kissed Janet in public, I will not win elections in Uganda. It shouldn’t even be done in the sitting room because children are there. Now here you are I am a homosexual, what are you trying to show?” Museveni added
Following the tough and radical stand of Museven on LGBTQ, on Tuesday afternoon; South Africans led by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF ) President Julius Malema staged an anti- homosexual picketing in Pretoria at the Ugandan embassy telling Museven not to sign the bill.
“No one can come to kill your child and you become supportive of such an individual no matter how the child behaves. President Museven should desist from tyranny leadership and respect human rights. We are watching. He should not sign that anti-LGBTQ bill” Malema told the press
According to the bill, a person committing homosexuality offense is imprisoned for 20 years and one aggravated of homosexuality sentenced to death.
One found promoting homosexuality jailed for 20 years and whoever recruits children to homosexuality, jailed for 20 years.
In addition, the bill states that one found in an attempt to practice homosexuality is imprisoned for 14 years and a child found guilty of homosexuality sentenced to 3 years in prison.
The tough laws further highlights that any media found publishing homosexual materials that promotes homosexuality will be fined Ugsh 1B and its license revoked for a period of 10 years.
After the parliament of Uganda unanimously considering and passing the anti-homosexual Bill 2023 with maximum penalty of death sentence and imprisonment, Dr. Stella Nyanzi joined EFF to decampain against Anti-Homosexual bill yet to be signed in.
Dr. Stella Nyanzi a lecturer, politician and human rights activist; her husband before parting ways with her, admitted to be a gay and the situation has been a motive for her in championing for the rights of LGBTQ community.
During the Anti-homosexual picketing upon Ugandan government by EFF, Julius Malema and his team signed a document at Uganda’s Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa barring Museven from signing the a
Anti-Homosexual Bill.
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