• Julius Byaruhanga and Michael Opolot have become the first Ugandans to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality," an offense punishable by death under Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act. VOA
• While 43-year-old Byaruhanga was arrested in July for allegedly performing sexual intercourse with a boy aged 12, 20-year-old Opolot was arrested a month later on allegations he had relations with a disabled man. NPR Online News (LR: 3 CP: 5)
• Opolot's lawyer called the law's enforcement "entirely unconstitutional," on the grounds that "it seeks to criminalize what is often consensual conduct between adults." Both men remain in pre-trial custody. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)
• This comes as three others — Patricia Nantume and Erisha Mukisa (both 26), and Ramon Kitimbo Mwesigwa (21) — face potential life imprisonment if convicted on charges of homosexuality under the 2023 Act. Monitor
• The anti-homosexuality legislation passed in May is being challenged in court, but judges have yet to take up the case. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)
• Same-sex relations are criminalized in more than 30 of Africa's 54 countries, including in Nigeria, where at least 67 people who were celebrating a gay wedding were targeted and detained by law enforcement on Tuesday. Daily Mail (LR: 5 CP: 5)

Establishment-critical narrative:

• The spirit of Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation aligns entirely with the country's values and moral fabric — it protects children and others from being recruited into a Western practice. Despite the pressure from imperialist powers, which have wreaked havoc for centuries while seeking to impose their ideologies on indigenous populations, Africa's sovereignty will not be undermined.
  Monitor

Pro-establishment narrative:

• It's outrageous that Uganda still promotes the ludicrous notion that homosexuality deviates from human nature, even engaging in un-African, state-sponsored homophobia. Same-sex relationships have long been reported in the continent, debunking the fabricated narrative that homosexuality is a Western import. It is crucial that as many people as possible unify against this oppressive legislation.
  CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)

Nerd narrative:

• There's a 50% chance that at least 20% of the world population will be living in countries where same-sex marriage is legal in 2032, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
  Metaculus (LR: 3 CP: 3)