 about uganda
official name: Republic of Uganda
capital: Kampala
head of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
state: single party state
population: 27,269,482
independence: from Britain in 1962
languages: English (official), Ganda or Luganda and other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic.
religion: Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, traditional African 18%
currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX)
media: NA
legal wise
status of homosexuality: illegal
age of consent: 18
laws covering homosexual activity: Section 140 Penal Code criminalizes "carnal knowledge against the order of nature" with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Section 141 prohibits "attempts at carnal knowledge" with a maximum penalty of 7 years' imprisonment.
Section 143 punishes acts of, procurement of, or attempts to procure acts of "gross indecency" betweem men in public or private with up to 5 years imprisonment. Prosecutions rare. (IOC)
Homosexual acts between women are not mentioned (PB)
background information and government attitudes:
9.95: At UN 4th Conference on Women in Beijing opposed the (unsuccessful) proposal for inclusion of references to "sexual orientation" in the draft "Platform for Action" (DS)
communication
main lines in use: 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines were installed (1998)
cellular telephones: 9,000 (1998).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001).
Radios: 5 million (2001).
Television broadcast stations: 8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001).
Televisions: 500,000 (2001).
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000).
Internet users: 60,000 (2002).
links and contacts
Freedom and roam Uganda: lesbian, bisexual and transgender only
www.faruganda.4t.com
faruganda@yahoo.com
Gay Uganda
http://www.geocities.com/gayuganda/
gayuganda@yahoo.com
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Uganda
gala4ug@yahoo.com
www.galauganda.netfirms.com
Musla-Uganda
muslauganda@yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/candies/
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Articles:
 ugandan prime minister backs anti-gay church view
by Mask Admin 11/9/2006
UGANDA � September 11, 2006: Uganda�s Prime Minister has backed the Anglican church�s negative view of homosexuality claiming it is �inimical� to resist Western values being brought into Africa.
jinja cops hunt for gays
by Mask Admin 7/9/2006
UGANDA � September 7, 2006: Police in Jinja has instituted an operation to crack down on gays who are reportedly on the verge of overthrowing the straight sex generation in the district.
An Officer at Jinja Central police Station told this reporter on Tuesday that police will not watch as gays invade Jinja and other neighbouring districts like kampala, Masaka and Mbarara.
redpepper shifts focus to lesbians now
by Musa Ngubane 6/9/2006
UGANDA � September 6, 2006: �Homosexuality is a shame� said a rather impolite Dennis Sabiiti who works for Redpepper as a journalist. Sabiiti continued to demean homosexuality as being unnatural and being a criminal act.
sex, a dangerous mission for ugandan homosexuals
by Mask Admin 31/8/2006
UGANDA - August 31, 2006: Lack of information and facilitation concerning safe sex for homosexuals in Uganda has resulted in young gays and lesbians engaging in degrading and shocking acts of unprotected sex.
bill to fight defilement of boys in offing
by Mask Admin 22/8/2006
UGANDA - August 22, 2006: The Sexual Offences Bill that is about to be presented to Parliament will cater for the defiled boys and those forced into homosexuality, said Action for Development chairperson.
 on the road to legalizing homosexuality in uganda by Mask Admin 17/8/2006
is hiv preventable in prison? by Mask Admin 20/7/2006
amnesty hails uganda on rights by Mask Admin 7/7/2006
amnesty hails uganda on rights by Mask Admin 7/7/2006
buturo slams gays by Mask Admin 3/7/2006
church to tackle lesbianism by Mask Admin 28/6/2006
anglican church rejects gay cash by Mask Admin 19/6/2006
national theatre to show vagina monologues documentary by Mask Admin 10/5/2006
gay strategy for uganda by Mask Admin 6/5/2006
we need to regulate it laws in east africa, says buturo by Mask Admin 1/5/2006
homosexuals� hatred is a fruit of an alliance by Mask Admin 18/4/2006
homosexuals open own church by Mask Admin 13/4/2006
ssekadde cautions youth against homosexuality by Mask Admin 2/4/2006
church expels bishop ssenyonjo by Mask Admin 27/3/2006
strengthen counselling services � nsibambi by Mask Admin 22/3/2006
rising homosexuality among prisoners irks byabashaija by Mask Admin 21/3/2006
stuck in the closet - gays left out of hiv/aids strategy by Mask Admin 17/3/2006
makerere university to fight sex crimes by Mask Admin 12/3/2006
truth of the matter about gay and lesbian ugandans and the politics of pretence by Mask Admin 14/12/2005
uganda's targeting of gays and ban on same-sex marriage condemned by Mask Admin 12/10/2005
uk home office attempts to deport gay ugandan torture victim by Mask Admin 7/10/2005
uganda bans gay marriage by Mask Admin 30/9/2005
ugandan girls school expels learners on accusation that they are romantically involved by Mask Admin 12/8/2005
more gay people suffer in silence as they are not able to communicate their suffering by Mask Admin 1/8/2005
intimidation of lesbian and gay activists by Mask Admin 1/8/2005
gay activist vows to sue lcs for raiding her home by Mask Admin 28/7/2005
rights body attacks uganda over gay ban by Mask Admin 26/7/2005
confusion as smug doesn't understand why the police are being by Mask Admin 25/7/2005
ugandan gay and lesbian organisations and activists targeted by the police by Mask Admin 21/7/2005
'involve lesbians in aids struggle' by Mask Admin 15/7/2005
same-sex marriage ban deepens repression by Mask Admin 12/7/2005
smug vows to fight the new anti-gay amendments by Mask Admin 11/7/2005
homosexual rights divide cabinet by Mask Admin 8/7/2005
ugandan lawmakers pull the plug on homosexual activities by Mask Admin 7/7/2005
hiv: don't ignore homosexuals by Mask Admin 6/7/2005
don warns on gays by Mask Admin 30/6/2005
gay ugandan refused entry to uk because homosexuality is illegal in his homeland by Mask Admin 31/1/2005
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