uganda and ghana’s anti lgbtq bill and possible sanctions by the u.s.
Uganda’s Parliament has passed a bill criminalizing homosexuality in the country as Ghana’s Bill is still in the process, this could lead to US sanctions on the African nations, many opine
The White House has already expressed disappointment with Uganda’s bill and has hinted that the US will sanction Uganda to restrict doing business with the US
White House press secretary made these comments on Wednesday during her routine press briefing.
We’re certainly watching this really closely and we would have to take a look at whether or not there might be repercussions that we would have to take, perhaps in an economic way, should this law actually get passed and enacted, Ms. Jean-Pierre said.
And that would be really unfortunate because so much of the economic assistance that we provide
Uganda is health assistance, and largely through [the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Reliefl, She added
Ghana parliament is expected to pass similar bill which will make it illegal to practice homosexuality in the country.
The Vice President of the US who visited the country made some empathic remarks and clarified US stance on LGBTQ.
Her comments have sparked criticisms in Ghana with most people insinuating that the US will influence the president of Ghana to eventually legalize LGBTQ in the country or risk losing the IMF deal.
Uganda on the other hand has made significant headway with the anti-LGBTQ bill and if signed by Uganda’s president will make LGBTQ practice punishable by death.
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