Court In Uganda Orders Gay Couple To Get Pregnant Or Face Imprisonment

LGBT remains a crime punishable by law in some parts of Africa including Uganda.

Lesbians, Gays, bisexual women and transgender persons, are not even recognized in the Ugandan Constitution, and are discriminated against.

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Sodomy is punishable by years imprisonment and any sexual practices between males (termed “gross indecency”) are also a felony under the same statute, also punishable by imprisonment.

A gay couple in Uganda are likely to spend the rest of their lives in Prison if they fail to get pregnant before their court hearing.

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According to reports, the Prosecutor was quoted to have said the arrested couple will only gain their freedom if one gets pregnant.

‘We would like to shut them [gay couples] up in a room and see if they can get pregnant; if they don’t, then it’s jail because they have claimed they can have children.”

SOURCE: GhanaCelebrities.Com