Last week, the world watched as Senegal’s National Assembly voted to double the prison sentences for LGBTQ+ people. But while the politicians in Dakar were celebrating their “defense of African values,” the real-world consequence of their rhetoric was playing out in the streets of Tivaouane-Peulh. On March 13, 2026, Malick Ndiaye, a 17-year-old tam-tam drummer […]
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Thursday, March 19, 2026 The Supreme Court of Uganda has confirmed that it will hear the case challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) on 31st March 2026, starting at 10:00 in the morning. This is a big deal. The Supreme Court is the highest court in Uganda, meaning whatever it decides is final. There is no […]
On Thursday, March 12, in a plenary sitting presided over by Rt. Hon. Speaker Anita Among, the Sexual Offences Bill was withdrawn by Flavia Nabagabe, the Kassanda Woman Member of Parliament, on behalf of its mover, Anna Adeke, the Soroti Woman Member of Parliament, citing that the conflicting views received during the consideration of the […]
Welcome to this week’s Opportunity Monday! We have curated four compelling funding and grant opportunities for civil society organisations, individual artists, and nonprofits working on issues that matter — from intercultural innovation and environmental art to sexual and reproductive health rights and community development in water, education, and healthcare. Read on, share widely, and apply […]
Get ready for “Bridging Rainbows,” a brand-new, engaging talk show and podcast brought to you by Kuchu Times! Airing live every Wednesday on TikTok, this exciting new show aims to spark conversations across all generations of queer Ugandans. Join the host each week to dive into a wide variety of topics, including activism, love, […]
Every Monday, KuchuTimes Media Group rounds up opportunities relevant to Uganda’s LGBTQ+ community — from funding to fellowships, calls for submissions to training programmes. Bookmark it, share it, and actually apply this time. 1. Artivism Fellowship Cohort 5 — ForumCiv ⚠️ DEADLINE: TOMORROW — March 10, 2026 If your art is political — whether you […]
For those of us navigating the complexities of queer life in East Africa, picking up She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak feels less like reading a book and more like finding a long-lost map. Edited by Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, and Rafeeat Aliyu, this anthology is a profound collection of thirty first-hand accounts […]
February 27, 2026 ARUA CITY – In a distressing turn of events that highlights the targeted harassment of the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda, Wendy Faith (22) and Alesi Diana Denise (21) were re-arrested today at 3:00 PM, just hours after being released from police custody this morning. The two women, who were initially detained on […]
Book Review: Boy From Mukono: My Defining Moments by Farid Ulsan Bugembe This memoir, set against the red soil and unrelenting heat of Uganda, is an honest account of what it costs to be queer and alive in a country that would rather you were neither. It is not a comfortable read. It is not […]
A society reflects its people, and a broken society reflects its broken people, and the people, in turn, determine what is right and wrong, and in most cases, right and wrong are illogically subjective. Therefore, in such a society of subjectivity, everything right or logical might be discarded as wrong or unacceptable, and this is […]