Uganda: People in Uganda Will Die Because of Anti-Gay Law

Activists and health workers say Uganda's anti-homosexuality law, passed in February, will lead to an increase in AIDS-related deaths among an already marginalised population. As well as making lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people afraid to access health services, the draconian law deliberately targets HIV awareness organisations and health professionals working with this community.

A doctor at Mulago Hospital, who asked not to be named, said: "I am not worried about working with the LGBT community but my worry is about my security and that of my family. If the government discovers I am working with LGBT persons, they can arrest me."

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