1. Uganda
The home of the breathtaking Victoria Lake is also the home to one of the world’s worst countries for LGBT travellers. Same-sex relations and acts here are criminal offenses, with its maximum punishment: a life sentence.
In 2014, Uganda passed its most inhumane and worst LGBT rights offense: passing the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014 that imposes the death penalty for those found to be guilty of being homosexuals. The Act does not only punish individuals – but can also take action against NGO’s and companies that support same-sex relations or push for LGBT rights. This law was ruled invalid by the Constitutional Court of Uganda, but not before it has become infamous in the Western World as the ‘Kill the Gays Bill’.
There is widespread homophobia and hate crime which the authorities do not act on, and propaganda against homosexuality is constantly in the works. One of Uganda’s most famous anti-LGBT propaganda is the ‘Seminar on Exposing Homosexuals’ in 2009 that was organized by the Family Life Network.
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The 11 worst countries for LGBT travellers are proof enough that humanity has a long, long way to go as far as equality is concerned. Whether you’re an LGBT traveller or an LGBT rights supporter, these are the countries that you are better off avoiding.
