Uganda Charges First Person with "Aggravated Homosexuality" Under Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Law

Uganda enacted one of the world's most punitive anti-LGBTQ laws in 2014, prescribing life imprisonment for same-sex relations and potentially the death penalty for "aggravated" cases.
A 20-year-old Ugandan man has become the first person charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under the law after allegedly having sex with a 41-year-old man.
The case has drawn international condemnation, with the US reviewing its aid to Uganda and the World Bank suspending financing over the law.
At least 4 others have been charged under the law since May, but this is the first "aggravated homosexuality" case that could carry the death penalty.
LGBTQ activists say the law has triggered a wave of repression across Africa, with several countries enacting similar legislation.