Homosexuality was already illegal in Uganda and the country has some of the strictest punishments. It is one of more than 30 African nations where it is criminalised.
New anti-gay legislation that could mean the death penalty in some cases has been signed into law in Uganda, amid outcry by LGBT charities.
But the new law still prescribes the death penalty for"aggravated homosexuality," which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people. Parliamentary Speaker Anita Among said in a statement that the president had"answered the cries of our people" in signing the bill.
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