Africa Queer Network (AQNet) on Tuesday launched a landmark research study documenting the sexual and reproductive health experiences of LBTQ women across Uganda, marking a significant milestone in evidence-based advocacy despite the challenging legal environment. The launch event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders including community members and beneficiaries, health workers, legal experts, and […]
October 2025
In our previous article about the Makerere University row that ensued at Mitchell Hostel, when holier-than-thou boys turned against their fellow students, accusing them of homosexuality, thus subjecting them to mob justice before the university police operatives quelled the situation, we discussed the deteriorating academic values—tolerance and independent thinking—at the institution. Of course, many people […]
Before organizations had names. Before we had the words to call ourselves a movement. There was music. There was a place to breathe. There was DJ Rachael. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Uganda’s queer community was scattered, hidden, and surviving however we could. There were almost no safe places to just exist. But […]
Over the weekend, leaked nude videos of a TikToker called “Chicken, Chicken” hit X and TikTok, and Uganda’s internet lost its collective mind. Thousands of amateur detectives started examining birthmarks, analyzing rooms, comparing body types like they were solving a murder mystery instead of participating in someone’s public humiliation. Fun times. Then Minister of State […]
Makerere University is the oldest and largest institution of higher learning in Uganda, established in 1922, and for so many years, it has produced great minds, including political, academic, professional, and literary people. Yet with such an interesting history, the university has regressed more than it has progressed. While education’s sole essence is to unlearn […]
Look, I get it. You hear “2026 elections” and your immediate response is to check your savings account, stock up on airtime before the inevitable internet shutdown, and mentally prepare for another season of politicians competing for who can say the most unhinged things about gay people on NBS. Your survival instinct isn’t whispering “civic […]
Anglican Church’s Priorities Remain Crystal Clear: Not Uganda or Ugandans In a stunning display of theological priorities, the Church of Uganda has once again reminded its flock what truly matters: not the Ugandans languishing in overcrowded prisons, not the mothers dying from preventable complications due to inadequate healthcare, and certainly not the deteriorating human rights […]