Anti-LGBTQ Laws Cost Uganda $1.6 Billion in 12 Months, Study Finds
- Losses over a five-year period could increase to $8.3 billion
- Cuts to foreign investment, aid and tourism to hit economy
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Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ laws that include the death sentence in some cases have cost the nation as much as $1.6 billion since being introduced in May last year, a new study found.
The losses from the legislation, which includes life imprisonment for certain sexual acts and the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” — defined in part as engaging in sex if one is HIV-positive — include foreign direct investment, international aid, trade and tourism and could total as much as 3.2% of gross domestic product, Open for Business said in a report.