Ugandan police stop gay pride parade deemed illegal

Ugandan police stop gay pride parade deemed illegal

ENTEBBE, Uganda — Ugandan police prevented organizers from holding a gay pride parade Saturday on the orders of a government minister who said such an event is illegal.

In August, Ugandan police briefly arrested about 20 people attending a gay pride event at a nightclub in Kampala.

On Wednesday, Simon Lokodo, the Ugandan minister in charge of ethics and integrity, issued a strong statement condemning public activities of homosexuals and urged police to arrest them if they went ahead with the parade.