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ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) – Several dozen Ugandans marked Gay Pride on Saturday, cheering that such a parade could go ahead in a country that only last year tried to impose long jail terms for gay<\/a> sex<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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At a secluded beach in Entebbe, on Lake Victoria just outside the capital Kampala, a group of about 70 people holding banners including “I have a relationship with Jesus and I’m gay<\/a>”, marched a short distance as music blared out.<\/p>\n

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Gays and lesbians<\/a> in Ugandans often live<\/a> secretive lives, fearful that coming out will attract stigma and hostility from family and friends, or the loss of a job or an apartment.<\/p>\n

 “We are here to send a message to the wider population that we do exist and we want rights like any other Ugandan,” said Moses Kimbugwe, one of the marchers. “We think this is a step moving forward.”<\/p>\n

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Although some of the revellers described the march – the culmination of a week of gay<\/a> rights events in Uganda – as a triumph, they said their joy was tempered by the fact that society was still largely hostile to them and that attitudes were unlikely to change quickly.<\/p>\n

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“Why do I have to celebrate it in an isolated place? Who am I showing that am proud, because we are celebrating to our own selves,” activist Sandra Ntebi said.<\/div>\n

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In 2014, Uganda attracted a storm of international condemnation after enacting one of the harshest anti-gay<\/a> laws in Africa, where homosexuality is illegal in 37 countries.<\/div>\n

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A constitutional court later overturned the law because of legal technicalities. Despite threats by some lawmakers that the bill would be re-introduced in parliament, that has not happened and analysts say it would be unlikely to succeed in the face of strong pressure from Western donors.<\/p>\n

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Another marcher, who identified herself only by her first name, Mariam, because she was unwilling to be identified publicly as gay<\/a>, said it was “exciting” to march alongside other gay<\/a> people, but added she lived in fear of being found out.<\/p>\n

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“I would never ever reveal my gay<\/a> lifestyle to my parents or friends. They would denounce me,” she said.<\/p>\n

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— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms.<\/a> It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.<\/p>\n

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