Due to his support for the legislation, it is expected that the President of Uganda will sign the anti-LGBTQ bill into law.

The harsh new law, which will turn the country’s entire LGBTQ community into fugitives in fear for their lives, was approved by an almost unanimous vote in the Ugandan parliament

The legislation, which now goes to the president, also calls for life in prison for anyone engaging in gay sex. Policies to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise in several African nations.

Uganda’s parliament has passed a new anti-homosexuality Bill that will criminalise identifying as LGBT+, while punishing gay sex with life in prison and “aggravated homosexuality” with a death sentence.

The United Nations and United States on Wednesday added to international outrage over a hardline bill passed by Ugandan lawmakers that criminalizes simply identifying as LGBTQ+, prescribes a life sentence for convicted homosexuals and a death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality.

Advocats say Uganda's passage of an anti-homosexuality bill could be the impetus for similar far-reaching legislation across Africa

Homosexuality Bill, 2023” includes steep sentences that include death for “aggravated homosexuality” and life in prison for same-sex relations.