Family advocates say public hand-holding among adult men is ‘un-African’

Family advocates and religious leaders have expressed concern over prolonged hand-holding between adult men in public, describing the practice as culturally unacceptable in Uganda and arguing that such displays carry controversial interpretations within the country’s social landscape. The debate comes amid heightened public scrutiny over physical intimacy, particularly between individuals of the same sex, in a society where public displays of affection are generally expected to remain restrained.

In Kampala and across the country, it is not uncommon to see adult males holding hands…