Uganda's health minister says homosexuals will not be discriminated against when accessing healthcare despite the introduction of a tough new anti-gay law. Dr Ruhakana Rugunda said all people, gay or otherwise, should get full access to medical treatment. Mr Rugunda urged gay people to be honest with healthcare workers, particularly when discussing treatment for HIV
 
Aid charities warn the new bill will have "disastrous" effects on the country's response to HIV, as Uganda is a very conservative society where many people oppose homosexuality.

Homosexual acts were already illegal in Uganda, but the new law bans the promotion of homosexuality and covers lesbians for the first time.

Western governments have condemned President Yoweri Museveni's decision to approve the bill, which gives life sentences for gay sex and same-sex marriage.