Ted Cruz condemns Uganda's 'horrific' anti-LGBTQ law – and gets backlash from some followers
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday got pushback from some of his followers after he condemned a that makes homosexuality a crime that is . Writing on Twitter, Cruz, who has long been an opponent of LGBTQ rights in the United States, argued that executing people simply for being gay was far too extreme. "This Uganda law is horrific and wrong," . "Any law criminalizing homosexuality or imposing the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' is grotesque and an abomination. ALL civilized nations should join together in condemning this human rights...
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