- Ted Cruz is one of many politicians who have denounced Uganda’s new anti-gay bill as “horrifying.”
- The new law means gay men in Uganda can be sentenced to death for their sexuality.
- But Cruz has previously opposed LGBTQ-friendly legislation, including a 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
Senator Ted Cruz also joined the ranks of public figures, denouncing Uganda’s new anti-gay bill as “horrible” and “wrong.”
Texas Republican posted on twitter Condemn the law, which includes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” Reuters.
“This law in Uganda is horribly wrong. Laws that criminalize homosexuality and impose the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ are grotesque and disgusting,” Cruz wrote.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 29, 2023
“All civilized nations should unite and condemn this human rights violation,” he added.
The tweet has been viewed 9.1 million times at the time of writing.
Cruz is one of many politicians Those who denounced the new law.
President Joe Biden, for example, called for the “immediate repeal” of the law. in the statement On Monday it said it was a “tragic violation of universal human rights”. He added that he would consider introducing “sanctions and restrictions on entry into the United States for those involved in serious human rights abuses and corruption.”
But Cruz’s strong criticism of Uganda’s new law is interesting given his well-established stance on gay rights.
Cruz has previously said the Supreme Court was “clearly wrong” in the 2015 Obergefel v. Hodges ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
“Obergefel, like Roe v. Wade, ignored two centuries of history in our country. Marriage has always been a state affair,” he said. said in a podcast last July.
And in November he voted against it. Marriage Respect Lawoffering motion Federal Protections Against Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage.the law is eventually passed in the Senate without his support.
Cruz said at the time that passage of the bill would be “an attack on religious freedom.” texas tribune report.
A representative for Cruz did not immediately respond to an insider’s request for comment outside of normal business hours.