The Anti-Homosexuality Act was signed into law in May 2023 and was then upheld by Uganda’s High Court in April 2024. The new laws multiply the crimes that Ugandan queers and their families and allies can already be charged with. For example, the death penalty can now be granted for “aggravated homosexuality” and up to a 20-year prison sentence can be doled out for “promoting homosexuality.” The Anti-Homosexuality Act has been met with fierce resistance because it violates multiple constitution-backed fundamental rights, as well as breaches certain international human rights commitments. Countries around the world have condemned the law, Canada and the United States included. So has the United Nations. The most recent protests come from a group of Ugandan mothers who gathered on May 8th to protect their families and defend their children’s rights. “We are not promoters of any agenda; we are Ugandan mothers who have had to overcome many of our own biases to fully understand, accept, and love our children.” The group of seven mothers initially expressed these sentiments back in 2023 in a letter to President Museveni when they urged him not to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Act. Below you’ll find a video that Human Rights Watch and Parents of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG-Uganda) recently released. We urge you to check out what these mothers have been up to, as well as what they are up against. Find the full story here! F*ck the flowers, these maternal warriors deserve equal rights for their families this Mother’s Day!
Courageous Ugandan moms are standing up for their LGBT kids
