RAMPING UP LGBTQ PRESSURE

On 23 October, several US agencies warned businesspeople, health services providers, media workers and academics of Uganda’s 'Anti-Homosexuality Act.' The law punishes individuals who have engaged in same-sex relations to life in prison, while the death penalty would be meted out for what Uganda terms 'aggravated homosexuality,' or what the country has determined as various forms of rape. The US advisory also accused Uganda of 'violence against human rights activists, media members, health workers, members of minority groups, LGBTQI+ persons, and political opponents.' Since Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law on 26 May, the United States has imposed visa restrictions on Ugandan officials as well as other Ugandans 'complicit' with the new law. Meanwhile, the World Bank has said it will check if a program is violating LGBTQ people's rights before allowing newly approved funds to flow into the country.

The United States is notorious for committing crimes against humanity in the United States and around the world. Those include the US/NATO invasion of Libya, the military attacks on Somalia, among others. Plus, the United States has imposed a slew of economic sanctions against one-third of humanity—including on several African countries—which have been shown to starve innocent people and cause deaths.

Let us know if you think the United States really cares about LGBTQ people.