This year, the magazine is giving special attention to the role of religion in the lives of LGBTI people, how government policies have affected our lives and projects that we are engaged in to beat the terrible socio-economic environment in Uganda. However, you are encouraged to submit any stories that you want to share with the world irrespective of topic.
Kuchu Times Editor
In the 152 paged biography, the 85 year old Bishop takes us through his life thus far, from his formative years, his education, his choice to join the church and what influenced him even though he was unsure of himself, his works as the Bishop of West Buganda diocese, the martyrdom of the Archbishop Janan Luwum, his work with sexual and gender minorities and how this has affected his life.
It was from these findings that Spectrum Uganda realized the need for extending such initiatives to other parts of the country such that MSM in the furthest areas could also access friendly health services. This project covers Wakiso, Mpigi,Kampala, Masaka, Jinja, Mukono, Busia and Tororo districts among others.
The International AIDS Conference is an annual meeting of persons working in the HIV/AIDS area, where policy makers, medical practitioners as well as persons affected by the scourge get to meet to forge ways and share knowledge on new trends and discoveries while also looking at the statistics related to the scourge.
As the official media house for Pride 2016, we are calling on all media houses and journalists that are interested in covering the five day event to send in their bids of interest in order to be verified and accorded authorization for the same.
Bad Black also says that many young people have approached her for guidance on what it means to be a transgender and many have come out to her. She explains that she has tried to be of comfort to such confused youth because she vividly remembers a time when she was just as confused and lost.
In order to realize equal sexual rights and equal social opportunities, gay youth have taken their collective position and listed the following benefits if anti-gay laws are removed.
Louis,” who underwent a forced anal examination in Cameroon in 2007, at age 18, told Human Rights Watch nine years later: “I still have nightmares about that examination. Sometimes it keeps me up at night when I think about it. I never thought a doctor could do something like that to me.”
The Organising Committee Pride Uganda 2016 is excited and proud to unveil the dates for the fifth Pride in Uganda, 2nd – 7th August 2016. This year’s PRIDE will be a five day long event with a series of activities running under the theme “Standing Together! Ffena wamu! Sisi Pamoja! Twese Kumwe”.
“Stigma and discrimination continue to play a very big role in these epidemics,” Beyrer said in a Hopkins news release. “In many countries, these men are just not welcome in health clinics and the fear of discrimination stands in the way of not only treatment, but even just the testing that can go a long way toward stemming the spread of disease.”