Friday 1 August 2014

JUST IN: Anti-Gay Law Scrapped In Uganda



Good news for gays in Ugandan as a court has on Friday invalidated an anti-gay bill signed into law earlier this year.

The Constitutional Court declared the law illegal because it was passed during a parliamentary session that lacked a quorum.

Activists erupted in cheers after the court ruled the law "null and void," but some cautioned that the fight was not over: The state could appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court and legislators might try to reintroduce new anti-gay measures. 

Also, a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex acts "against the order of nature" still remains in effect in Uganda, allowing for continued arrests.

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