"We further urge your government to immediately start a process to decriminalise consensual sex between adults in private irrespective of sexual orientation and gender identity, " the group said.

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Seated in the same office at the gay rights organization, Sexual Minorities Uganda, known as SMUG, David and I had committed to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Human Rights Council adopted a measured entitled "Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, " and another supporting equality, important symbols that this is a standard for the entire world.

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