Episode 226: Uganda Loses Its Mind

<p>Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss Uganda’s passage of one of the world's toughest anti-gay laws that calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. The legislation received&nbsp;widespread condemnation from many Western governments and human rights activists.</p><br><p>How should the international community push back? Should the US cut off aid to Uganda? If not, what can be done to influence Uganda’s - and potentially other countries' similar - laws?</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178718092/uganda-anti-gay-law" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178718092/uganda-anti-gay-law</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-museveni-approves-anti-gay-law-parliament-speaker-says-2023-05-29/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-museveni-approves-anti-gay-law-parliament-speaker-says-2023-05-29/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><br><p><br></p><p>Like what we're doing here?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br><p>And don’t forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>