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‘Born out of hatred’: New Uganda bill terrifies LGBTQ community

A gay Ugandan couple cover themselves with a pride flag as they pose for a photograph in Uganda on Saturday, March 25, 2023 [AP Photo]

Kampala, Uganda — Frank Mugisha, a gay rights activist and executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), receives hundreds of requests for help daily.

“People want my intervention,” he said. “I get so many WhatsApp messages. ‘I want food’; ‘I can’t work any more’; ‘People know I’m LGBTQ and I can’t go back’; ‘I’m worried’; ‘I need housing’; ‘People are calling’; ‘I’m being blackmailed;’ ‘I’m being trailed.’… It’s overwhelming.”

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