Pope Francis urges Ugandan LGBT activist to ‘keep fighting for your rights’

The pontiff met privately at the Vatican with representatives from a dissident homosexual group challenging the African country's anti-sodomy law.

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis encouraged Ugandan LGBT activists to “keep fighting for your rights” during a private meeting after an anti-sodomy bill was signed into law by the country’s president in May 2023.

In an unannounced meeting last week, the Argentine Pontiff welcomed pro-LGBT activists from Uganda to the Vatican for a private audience. Prominent LGBT activist Clare Byarugaba stated that Francis told her during the meeting that “discrimination is a sin and violence against LGBTIQ communities is unacceptable.”

Byarugaba serves as diversity, equity and inclusion officer for Chapter Four Uganda, which is a “civil liberties” group modeled in part on the American Civil Liberties Union and includes the protection of homosexual activity as part of its mission.

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