Biden, Cruz condemn Uganda law allowing death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'
Posted on AllSides May 30th, 2023
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined President Biden in condemning a new law enacted in the East African nation of Uganda allowing the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."
"This Uganda law is horrific & wrong. Any law criminalizing homosexuality or imposing the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ is grotesque & an abomination," Cruz tweeted on Monday. "ALL civilized nations should join together in condemning this human rights abuse. #LGBTQ"
President Biden released a statement Monday calling for the immediate repeal of the legislation and threatened possible punitive action.
"The enactment of...
