we begin a warning from president biden that sanctions may be imposed on uganda after new anti homosexuality legislation was signed into law by president yoweri musveeni. in a statement, joe biden said. in the uk, the government also condemned the new law, saying. homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about what president biden had to say on the new law. the reaction from the white house has been very stern indeed, a five paragraph statement release condemning the passage of this law in uganda and warning of possible sanctions, warning as well of a possible barring of ugandan officials involved in implementing these sort of laws from accessing the united states of america. there is a particular concern here, and that is also been expressed by the us state department in a separate statement, about the impact of this law could have on advances
homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. we see that the more the states do this, the more the lgbt+ is impacted. so this bill, as it is signed now into law by president mr veni is having real consequences on the lgbt+ individuals in uganda but also across the region. i also spoke to activist jay mulucha to find out what reaction has been on the ground in the capital, kampala. he told me what the reaction has been. in uganda, at the moment, the situation is bad. we woke up to the bad news of the president signing the bill and it was so scary. everyone was tensed up, the situation was not good. we are so scared, that s what i can tell you, because we didn t expect the bill to be signed as soon as today. though we knew that one day he will sign the bill, the president will sign the bill, we did not expect it to come in as soon as today. you can never prepare for bad news. the international community is a
that was brought in 2014 that was ultimately struck down. do you have any hope that maybe ugandan leaders will listen to the likes of presidentjoe biden and repeal this law? we are so. i personally am so positive, because right now we have a team that is going to challenge the act in the court. and they have already put there the petition, and we are willing that it s successful in the courts of law, because the team is big and very knowledgeable. and we think everything will go well, hopefully. what has your experience been like as a trans person in uganda? of course, my experience as a trans person in uganda hasn t been good. there is a lot of discrimination in the lgbt community in general.
a team that is going to challenge the act in the court. and they have already put there the petition, and we are willing that it s successful in the courts of law, because the team is big and very knowledgeable. and we think everything will go well, hopefully. what has your experience been like as a trans person in uganda? of course, my experience as a trans person in uganda hasn t been good. there is a lot of discrimination in the lgbt community in general. ever since this bill was tabled in parliament, the situation has not been good. there has been a lot of attacks on the transgender community, mostly on the transgender community, because we are like the faces of the gay community.