About Uganda
 official name: Republic of Uganda
capital: Kampala
head of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
state: single party state
population: 30,262,610
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)
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).
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1,365 (2006)
Internet users: 500,000 (2005)
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/
For all uganda's lesbian women.Feel at home here and talk about anything on your mind.This is home away from home.Its safe and stress free
Articles:
 alienating gays, lesbians will spark backfire
by Mask Admin 21/9/2007
OPINION � September 21, 2007: Ugandan moralist and pastor, Martin Ssempa, argued while being hosted on KFM's Hard Talk that it is untrue that gays and lesbians face discrimination when seeking HIV/Aids treatment, care and counselling at public and private health clinics.
journalist marred for reporting on gay issues
by Nthateng Mhlambiso 17/9/2007
UGANDA � September 18, 2007: Protest by Ugandan born-again Christians against former Daily Monitor Intern � Katherine Roubos � is an indication that media freedom is being undermined according to her.
rev. kasibante erred on sodom
by Mask Admin 11/9/2007
UGANDA - September 11, 2007: Rev. Kasibante's take on the 'real' sin of Sodom and Gomorrah is interesting, to say it politely. His article is evidence to the unflattering reality that the Bible is used as a resource for clergymen, politicians and conmen (please pardon my redundancy) to enforce and support whatever agenda they have on their minds.
anti-gay group hits back at rights activists
by Mask Admin 31/8/2007
UGANDA � August 31, 2007: A coalition of religious groups has lashed at the Human Rights Watch (HRW), accusing it of promoting homosexuality. The anti-gay group said the letter the HRW's director of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights programme, Scott Long, wrote to President Museveni was based on a false assumption that homosexuals were 'born that way'.
migrate, buturo tells gays
by Mask Admin 29/8/2007
UGANDA � August 29, 2007: Ethics Minister Dr James Nsaba Buturo advises homosexuals to emigrate, calling their acts "shameful, abominable and un-godly." Gay leader Victor Juliet Mukasa insists gays "have absolute rights." Inside Politics' Agness Nandutu crossed the two.
 govt wants court to dismiss gays� case by Mask Admin 29/8/2007
tabliqs plan squad to fight gays by Mask Admin 28/8/2007
Ugandan government accused of "state homophobia" by Mask Admin 24/8/2007
95 per cent ugandans oppose homosexuality by Mask Admin 23/8/2007
rally denounces homosexuality by Mask Admin 22/8/2007
ugandan churches plan to thwart homosexuality by Mask Admin 21/8/2007
religious leaders protest gay demands by Mask Admin 20/8/2007
homosexuals demand acceptance in society by Mask Admin 17/8/2007
sodomy pastor resigns by Mask Admin 13/7/2007
sodomy in church by Mask Admin 9/7/2007
ugandan gays in email row with minister by Nthateng Mhlambiso 5/7/2007
anti-gay ugandan minister receives hate mail by Mask Admin 29/6/2007
ugandan gay organisation breaks the ice on homosexuality by Nthateng Mhlambiso 19/6/2007
anglican archbishop of uganda will not attend lambeth conference by Mask Admin 1/6/2007
not ashamed of her sexuality by Mask Admin 23/4/2007
christians warned on homosexuality by Mask Admin 21/2/2007
ugandans protest sa gay marriages by Mask Admin 23/11/2006
ugandan prime minister backs anti-gay church view by Mask Admin 11/9/2006
jinja cops hunt for gays by Mask Admin 7/9/2006
redpepper shifts focus to lesbians now by Musa Ngubane 6/9/2006
sex, a dangerous mission for ugandan homosexuals by Mask Admin 31/8/2006
bill to fight defilement of boys in offing by Mask Admin 22/8/2006
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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