Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law on Monday. Ugandan Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among was the first to announce on Twitter that the president had signed the bill into law, saying Museveni had "answered the cries of our people." I am tired': Uganda's Parliament passes tough anti-LGBTQ billStory continuesHomosexuality was already illegal in Uganda, as in over 30 of Africa's 54 countries. Prior to the bill's signing, members of Uganda's LGBTQ community reported being on the end of increasing discrimination and violence. Uganda's president signs anti-gay bill into law that calls for death penalty in some cases originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News May 29, 2023 09:54 UTC