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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6314096 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Johnson (0000-0002-0236-7549, University of York), Silvia Falcetta (0000-0001-5275-6940, University of York) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsz025 |
| OpenAlex | W3127574769 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
In 2014, the Constitutional Court of Uganda nullified the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014.Since that time, homosexuality has remained a key issue of debate in the Ugandan Parliament and there have been consistent calls from parliamentarians for the enactment of new anti-gay law.In this article, which is based on an analysis of the Official Report (Hansard), we provide a critical consideration of activity in the Ugandan Parliament relating to the issue of homosexuality since 2014.We examine how parliamentarians conceptualize the 'problem' of homosexuality and the claims they make about homosexuals.We show that calls for the increased regulation of homosexuality largely depend on problematic assertions about two related issues: the so-called 'promotion' of homosexuality in Uganda, and the imagined 'recruitment' of Ugandan children into homosexuality.We conclude by arguing that if the current level of support in the Parliament for anti-gay legislation is to be diminished, and the enactment of new anti-gay law is to be avoided, then it is crucial that some Ugandan parliamentarians speak out against homophobia and, importantly, are given support to do so.In March 2014, the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2014, passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda in December 2013, came into force. 1 The stated aim of the AHA 2014, which originated five years earlier in the Anti Homosexuality Bill (AHB) 2009, 2 was to provide 'comprehensive consolidated legislation' prohibiting 'any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex' and 'the promotion or recognition of such sexual relations' in order to 'deal with emerging internal and external threats to the traditional heterosexual family'. 3In
Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · History · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |