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Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act handed authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence [File: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters]

Kenya and Uganda are moving to further curtail the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose relationships are already deemed illegal in the conservative East African nations.

After a session lasting nearly seven hours, Ugandan lawmakers approved the Anti-Homosexuality Act on Tuesday, ordering harsh penalties for anyone who engages in same-sex activity.

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