As it has become tradition, today members of the Ugandan LGBTI community convened at Icebreakers Uganda – IBU premises to remember the life of the first gay man to openly advocate for rights of LGBTI Ugandans. With the theme “Your Legacy Lives On” more than 50 community members and allies gathered to share their experiences working and knowing DKK .
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“I want to use this campaign as a platform to reachout to Ugandans on issues affecting key populations as this is the only space available because of the narrowing space but with this the electoral commission will protect me to air out my views and our views” says Moses.
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by: George Barasa (Jojibaro) LGBT Artist & Activist She is a fresh college graduate. A loving mother to a two year old toddler. A girlfriend to one fellow lady. For security reasons I will call her “Lucy” in this article. Lucy does not know peace both as a lady and as a lesbian. She is an orphan to begin […]
Ugandan activist Kasha Jacqueline from Freedom and Roam Uganda writes about her experiences at a 2009 anti-gay conference. KAMPALA – “Homosexuality comes from a background of anger and pain.”—that was the theme of the anti-gay seminar in Kampala, Uganda. The facilitators and guest speakers referred to anger, pain, and wounds to help answer many of […]
The former director of an ‘ex-gay’ group, who claimed to have been cured of homosexuality, has married his same-sex partner. John Smid served as the director of Love in Action, and for 11 years sat on the board of Christian ‘gay cure’ group Exodus International. The former activist quit the group in 2008 and later apologised for […]
Deadline for application is Saturday 24th January 2015. This is an exciting new position at the office of Pan Africa ILGA in Johannesburg. In coordination with the Board of Pan Africa ILGA and with the Executive Director of ILGA, the post holder will be responsible for the management of the PAI office. Main tasks [see […]
It is 15 years to the day since the ban on gays and lesbians serving in the UK armed forces was lifted. Prior to the action, the Armed Forces Policy and Guidelines on Homosexuality claimed that the homosexual lifestyle was “incompatible” with military life “because of the close physical conditions in which personnel often have to live […]
Randy Thomas, who once worked for Exodus International, has revealed that he is gay. In a blog post, the ex-gay activist spoke of the turmoil he felt after the suicide of a friend and former partner forced him to re-evaluate his beliefs: “His death was shocking and I still mourn his passing. Michael had several […]
In the tradition of celebrity moms like Angelina Jolie and Drea Kelly, pop musician Gwen Stefani recently opened up about actively supporting her kids’ gender expression. In an interview with PrideSource, the former No Doubt front woman explained how important it is that her three sons Kingston, Zuma, and Apollo know that “there’s no wrong way to […]