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Brave Ugandans, many wearing masks, have held Uganda Pride in the wake of an empowering court ruling there are already moves to challenge. “Still here, we won’t stop until they stop,” was the message at the locked-down invitation-only event at a park in Entebbe. “You don’t know who’s behind that mask.” Police granted permission and a few were on hand, and no problems were reported. The group celebrated the overturning over the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which allowed gay people to be jailed for life. “Promoting homosexuality” was also illegal. Uganda’s Constitutional Court ruled that law was passed without a proper quorum in Parliament. One of the organisers Sandra Ntebi to The Guardian: "This event is to bring us together. Everyone was in hiding before because of the anti-homosexuality law," she said. "It is a happy day for all of us, getting together." See more amazing pictures here Being gay is still a jailable office in Uganda. Uganda’s attorney general has already filed a notice that he will appeal the Constitutional Court ruling declaring the Anti-Homosexuality Act null and void, meaning it’s not likely head to the Supreme Court. Jacqui Stanford - 10th August 2014