Factbox: Legal hurdles faced by LGBT+ people in Africa
Uganda's Speaker Anita Annet Among (left) leads the session during the proposal of the Anti-Homosexuality bill on March 9, 2023. PHOTO | FILE | ABUBAKER LUBOWA | REUTERS
Uganda's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.