Having the church I ministered in (2006) strongly discriminate and castigate persons alleged to be LGBT or sex workers. My conscience could not take people who were seeking the righteousness of God being turned away from the very places where they should have found comfort
EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE Decides HRAPF’s Case Challenging AHA is Moot since the Law was Nullified
The Attorney General made preliminary objections that the amendment cannot stand as it challenged a law that was already nullified- in essence that the case was moot. HRAPF argued that they were not challenging the Act but the Act of passing the Act with provisions that contravene the Treaty, and that in any case, this was a matter of public interest that the Court could hear as an exception to the mootness rule. UNAIDS was allowed to join as amicus curiae and the made their submissions regarding the HIV/AIDS.
PRIDE RECAP: The Day that Redefined the Path of Uganda’s LGBTI Movement
Quick on their feet, the committee hatched a plan B and we set off for another rendezvous. Highlighting from the buses, it was clear the community members were all set for a day of fun! Again, the police arrived shortly and the tension was obvious amongest the Pride celebrants.
Bisexuality Visibility Day:Understanding Bisexuality
My dream is a society where all people are merely people without boxes, I dream of a conversation that goes “Hi my name is so and so, lets socialize,” without questions like are you gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, Ugandan, Christian or Muslim; these boxes exist to further separate us.
Botswana Deports Hate Preacher Steven Anderson
The government of Botswana yesterday announced the deportation of the head Pastor of Ariaona based Faithful Word Baptist Church, Steven Anderson. The President of the South African nation ordered the arrest and immediate deportation of the hate speech preacher after Anderson said gay people deserve to be killed; the pastor said this while giving an interview to a radio station, Gabs in Gabarone.
RECRUITMENT? Homosexuality is not Learnt and Noone is after Your Children
‘Gays Recruiting in Schools,’ tabloid headlines have so often read and understandably, the nation has panicked. Being fed with the wrong information coupled with lack of education on LGBTI issues has only worked in the favour of anti gay propagandists who continue to push the recruitment agenda down peoples’ throats.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERING: Call for Applications for Shambhala Scholarships
The scholarships are available for undergrad or post-grad tertiary education study where the chosen field of study will equip the student to pursue a career with the objective of business leadership. There are no set rules about the study and the students are to motivate why their chosen field of study fits with the organisation’s objectives.
IFreedom Unveils Digital Resource Centre
“The LGBTI community has reached a point where we must acquire skills for self sustenance. We can nolonger rely on funders or organisations to figure our lives out for us. Such initiatives will help us develop as a community and this will eventually translate into poverty eradication and self education,” Luswata said at the launch of the digital resource centre.
ANTI GAY PREACHER BANNED FROM ENTERING SOUTH AFRICA
Pastor Steven Anderson, the senior Pastor at Faithful Word Baptist Church in Arizona was set to visit South Africa on a ‘soul-winning’ mission. Several home activists and organisations like All Out started a petition to stop Anderson’s entry into South Africa
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Spearheads ‘LET’S FACE IT: LGBTI Right are Human Rights” Campaign
Not one to shy away from defending LGBTI rights, the projects 1000th face, Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls upon the world to be civil and accepting of gender and sexual minorities. He continues to emphasize his message of peace and tolerance in the video. “It is easier to love than hate,” the renowned Archbishop says as he decries homophobia and violence towards LGBTI persons.