Is This The Worst Place In The World To Be Gay?

Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law is so extreme it’s almost unbelievable. But it is very real for the lesbian and gay community living there. And if you want to organize a movement against the law in Uganda? You could go to prison too. That’s why the rest of the world must speak up, and loudly.

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Ari Isaacman Astles

Feb 25, 2014

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