Uganda’s Museveni Denied Accommodations At Two US Hotels Over Anti-Gay Stance

H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Photo: lovespellseaastrologer.com)

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was denied reservations at two hotels in the US over his government’s anti-gay stance.

According to Dallas Voices a site for the rights of the gay community in Dallas, Texas gay activists in the area forced two hotels to cancel the Ugandan president’s bookings.

Museveni who made an official visit to Dallas Texas had been denied accommodations at the Four Seasons Hotel which was the first hotel he had booked into.

Dallas Voices reports that his entourage then tried to get another reservation at Gaylord Hotel where they were again denied a reservation.

Museveni confirmed the incident through a statement released on his behalf by Sarah Kagingo, Special Presidential Assistant for Communications.  

“My people made hotel bookings for me, but homosexuals blocked it,” said Museveni at the Howdy Lone Star ranch in Texas.

In February this year, Museveni had irked Western countries rights groups across the world when he signed the country’s anti-gay bill into law.

The law which was struck down by Uganda’s constitutional law in August imposed harsh penalties for homosexuality including long prison sentences.