![]() ![]() ![]() Uganda said the new law, signed by President Yoweri Museveni in February, had been designed to curb "open promotion of homosexuality", especially among children. Most Ugandans back the latest anti-gay bill, which had been supported by influential Ugandan church leaders. Homosexuality is taboo in many African countries and illegal in 37 nations on the continent. It also criminalises lesbianism for the first time and makes it a crime to help individuals engage in homosexual acts. Widely condemned by donor countries, the law imposes jail terms of up to life for "aggravated homosexuality", which includes homosexual sex with a minor or while HIV-positive. KAMPALA, July 7 (Reuters) - International donors who withheld aid over Uganda's anti-gay bill "misinterpreted" the law whose main focus was to stop promotion of homosexuality to children and others, the government said on Tuesday. Widely condemned by donor countries, the law imposes jail terms of up to life for "aggravated homosexuality", which includes homosexual sex with a minor or while HIV-positive
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