April 2016

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ART AND LITERATURE: Tracing the Roots of the LGBTI Movement

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be looking at the history of the world’s LGBTI movement down to how international events led to the start of all the global movements as they are known to date. However, to fully understand how the movement was established, it is essential to also focus on the other aspects that greatly contributed to its growth ie culture, society and literature, religion and art.

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Ghanaian Gay Rights Activist on why she Rejected the Queen’s Honour

“If I stand here in my true authentic self, it means I stand here and am able to talk about race without having to leave my gender at the door. I stand here and talk about gender without having to leave my sexual orientation at the door. I stand here being a lesbian – part of the lesbian gay bisexual queer and intersex (LGBTQI) family – without having to leave a hidden disability at the door.

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Report on Uganda Indicates Violations against LGBTI Persons as One of the Country’s Major Human Rights Problems

The United States recently released their Human Rights report on Uganda which indicates the three most serious human rights problems in the country. These include lack of respect for the integrity of the person (unlawful killings, torture, and other abuse of suspects and detainees); restrictions on civil liberties (freedoms of assembly, expression, the media, and association