For Mother’s Day, Ugandan Moms of LGBT People Speak Out

By Human Rights Watch

Play Video (Nairobi) – Ahead of a soon-to-be-released Human Rights Watch report examining the impact of Uganda’sdraconian Anti-Homosexuality Act on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, a group of Ugandan mothers of LGBT people are gathering on May 8, 2025, to call for protection, dignity, and equal rights for their families, Human Rights Watch and Chapter Four Uganda said today. The mothers, who have been outspoken in Uganda and even wrote a letter to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni asking him not to sign the law, will be meeting…

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