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Homophobic Uganda bans music, arts festival due to «homosexuality»

By  September 4, 2018 Music, World - LGBTQ Rights 119 Views

Uganda's Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, has banned a popular and highly publicised international music and arts festival schedule for the weekend.

Mr. homophobic Simon Lokodo said the Ugandan government had «information that open sex, noise, homosexuality, LGBTQI will be part of the Nyege Nyege festival, which was to be held on September 6-9.

«Let foreigners not come to Uganda for sex. If you are coming for sexual reasons worse still homosexuality and LGBTQ, stay away».

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