Uganda criminalizes LGBTQ+ identity and behavior with harsh penalties.

Uganda's parliament has passed a law criminalizing the mere identification as LGBTQ, making it the first country to do so. The law also bans promoting and abetting homosexuality, as well as conspiracy to engage in homosexuality. Violations under the law draw severe penalties, including death for so-called aggravated homosexuality and life in prison for gay sex. The legislation will be sent to President Yoweri Museveni to be signed into law. Human rights groups have denounced the legislation as draconian and a violation of human rights.