Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni remains defiant and has defended signing one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, with punishments that include the death penalty, saying it was needed to prevent LGBTQ community members he said were "disoriented" from "recruiting" others. His comments were the first since he signed the bill into law on Monday, triggering widespread criticism including threats by the U.S. and other countries to cut aid to Uganda and impose sanctions. Human rights activists have filed a legal challenge against new anti-homosexuality laws with LGBT activists now saying they're not safe in their own country. One such Ugandan activist is Richard Lusimbo, he spoke to us while in Nairobi in Kenya.
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