Uganda Passes “Anti-Homosexuality Bill”

Uganda's Parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world's most restrictive bills on the LGBT community, quite literally called the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill". Ugandan law already considered homosexual acts to be illegal, however introduces several more restrictions, including the death penalty in cases of what they term as "aggravated homosexuality". "Aggravated homosexuality" is defined as "homosexual acts committed by anyone infected with H.I.V. or involving children, disabled people or anyone drugged against their will". Most of these things are already crimes in Uganda's legal system, however the bill adds the death penalty if these crimes are committed with someone of the same-sex.