{"id":197,"date":"2023-06-05T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoptransgenocide.org\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:28:15","slug":"uganda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stoptransgenocide.org\/?page_id=197","title":{"rendered":"Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Uganda: 2025\/2026 Snapshot<\/h2>\n<p>Uganda remains one of the most dangerous legal environments for LGBTQ+ people. The Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 created severe criminal penalties, and key provisions were upheld by Uganda\\&#8217;s Constitutional Court in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>What Is Happening<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2023 law:<\/strong> Uganda enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act with harsh penalties, including life imprisonment for same-sex relations and other related offenses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2024 court ruling:<\/strong> Uganda\\&#8217;s Constitutional Court upheld most of the law, striking only limited provisions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 enforcement:<\/strong> International reporting indicates ongoing arrests under the law in 2026, reinforcing the ongoing risk climate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why This Matters<\/h3>\n<p>This legal regime fuels stigma, fear, family rejection, extortion risk, and barriers to healthcare and safe housing. For trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive people, the climate can compound already high social vulnerability.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<p><em>Last updated: March 2, 2026 (US)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/04\/04\/uganda-court-upholds-anti-homosexuality-act target=_blank rel=noopener>Human Rights Watch (April 4, 2024): Uganda Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/651623657b0a971e755080c7bda40a8b target=_blank rel=noopener>Associated Press (April 3, 2024): Uganda constitutional court upholds most of anti-LGBTQ law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/60d7b9b1a3671b49b1653f85fe689e98 target=_blank rel=noopener>Associated Press (February 2026): Ugandan police arrest activists under anti-LGBTQ law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/www.judiciary.go.ug\/files\/downloads\/Press%20Release%20Constitutional%20Court%20pronounces%20itself%20on%20the%20Anti-Homosexuality%20Act%2C%202023%20of%20Uganda.pdf target=_blank rel=noopener>Judiciary of Uganda (official press release PDF): Constitutional Court ruling on the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:56,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.hrw.org\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/04\\\/uganda-court-upholds-anti-homosexuality-act&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260303003306\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.hrw.org\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/04\\\/uganda-court-upholds-anti-homosexuality-act&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:48:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-01 17:10:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-01 17:10:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:57,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/apnews.com\\\/article\\\/651623657b0a971e755080c7bda40a8b&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/apnews.com\\\/article\\\/uganda-antigay-law-constitution-court-651623657b0a971e755080c7bda40a8b&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:48:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:52:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:52:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:58,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/apnews.com\\\/article\\\/60d7b9b1a3671b49b1653f85fe689e98&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/apnews.com\\\/article\\\/uganda-gay-arrests-women-arua-homosexuality-law-60d7b9b1a3671b49b1653f85fe689e98&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:48:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:52:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:52:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:59,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.go.ug\\\/files\\\/downloads\\\/Press%20Release%20Constitutional%20Court%20pronounces%20itself%20on%20the%20Anti-Homosexuality%20Act%2C%202023%20of%20Uganda.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260219211743\\\/https:\\\/\\\/judiciary.go.ug\\\/files\\\/downloads\\\/Press%20Release%20Constitutional%20Court%20pronounces%20itself%20on%20the%20Anti-Homosexuality%20Act,%202023%20of%20Uganda.pdf&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:48:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 19:48:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda: 2025\/2026 Snapshot Uganda remains one of the most dangerous legal environments for LGBTQ+ people. 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