May 2015

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LGBTI Activist Leilah Burns Opens Up about Using Her Talent as a Visual Artist to Impact Change

LGBTI Activist Leilah Burns Opens Up Using Her Talent as a Visual Artist to Impact Change
By George BarasaLeilah Burns as she is affectionately called within her inner circle is a visual artist that has used her talent to impact change in not only her immediate society but also the LGBTI community.

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In the Shadows of Democracy: LGBTIQ Rights in Uganda

In a human rights situation that has captured global attention, a majority of African countries have anti-homosexuality laws in place, some of which go so far as to punish offenders with life imprisonment or the death penalty. The Ugandan government, in particular, has faced widespread criticism for its passage in 2009 of an anti-homosexuality bill and the violence against sexual minorities that ensued.