Through the discussion, participants agreed that sisterhood is a natural, selfless and deliberate bond or connection between or among women to support one another relentlessly despite their differences.
Kuchu Times Editor
LBQ Loose Network, a collective of Ugandan lesbian, bisexual and queer women held the first ever Feminist Leadership Institute in Kampala. The two-day workshop which was supported by CREA took place on Thursday 30th January and Friday 31st January 2020
2020 has however started off on a good note as the enthusiastic team has been awarded a scholarship through The International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) to participate in the upcoming tournament in Melbourne.
In commemoration of the nineth anniversary of the passing of David Kato, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) held a memorial service on Sunday 26th January 2020 to celebrate the life of the renowned LGBT+ activist and other LGBT+ identifying individuals that have lost their lives to homophobic attacks.
#Herstory was made over this past weekend when Uganda’s collective of LBQ feminists, LBQ Loose Network with support from CREA convened in Kampala for a code of conduct validation workshop. The meeting was meant to have members draft and develop a charter of principles that will guide interactions, individual ethics and ways of work for LBQ women as a social movement.
“Great news- Uganda will host #ICASA2021 so Uganda should repeal law that makes gay men criminals so that LGBT people in #Africa can attend conference. #LGBT are most vulnerable and such laws drive them from life-saving #HIV services,” Winnie Byanyima, the newly appointed UNAIDS Chief shared through her official twitter account.
The fundraiser is to help the victims that were arrested and don’t have bail money, as well as supplies such as water, sanitary pads, soap, food and other necessities use while still in the prison, and for those that are staying at the Rella Uganda shelter.
To commemorate the annual World AIDS Day, Icebreakers Uganda (IBU) and Men of Night Uganda (MONU) with support from The Fund for Global Human Rights and the Stephen Lewis Foundation held a community event under the theme Ending The HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Community by Community.
I am human, so I do miss people, but I made a choice when I transitioned that I will not allow anyone to impose themselves on my life any more than I will impose myself in theirs–in urban lingo “Do you and I will do me”, the world is big enough for my heathen self and for you hypocritical holier-than-though puritan self.
Despite the presence of laws and policies on rape and defilement- laws that specifically protect the victims, statistics show that violence against women and girls is on rise in Uganda. According to the Police annual report of 2018 (compared to that of 2017), an increase in the sexual gender based violence cases was registered.