The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has reaffirmed her stance on the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, stating that she has no regrets about leading the 11th Parliament in approving the controversial law.
She emphasized that the decision was made in the interest of Ugandan women.
Speaking at the Second Women’s Parliament, held under the theme “Consolidating Women’s Social and Economic Transformation in Uganda,” Among commended Members of Parliament for their firm stand in passing the legislation.
She argued that the law was necessary to uphold the traditional family structure, ensuring that women marry men rather than same-sex unions.
“I want you ladies to clap for these MPs. Why? Because these are the people who passed the Anti-Homosexuality law—ensuring that a woman must marry a man, not a man to a man or a woman to a woman,” she stated.
Among acknowledged that her support for the law resulted in personal consequences, including sanctions imposed on her by the United States and United Kingdom.
However, she insisted that she was willing to bear the burden for the sake of Ugandan women, future generations, and the country at large.
“These are the people who picked the courage, though I carried the cross, I singlehandedly carried the cross by being sanctioned, by being what, I carried and I am ready to carry the cross for the good of the women of Uganda, for the good of the generation and for the good of this country. We must be patriots in this country,” Anita Among noted.
The Women’s Parliament plenary session will focus on key issues affecting Ugandan women, with a particular emphasis on addressing domestic violence.
