Kampala, September 2025—When Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith declared that the separation of church and state is “a dangerous falsehood weaponised to dismantle our Republic,” many Americans were shocked. For LGBTQ Ugandans, however, this kind of rhetoric feels disturbingly familiar—because we’ve lived through the consequences of politicians blurring the line between religion and governance. The […]
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As Uganda approaches its 2026 general elections, much of the public discourse focuses on candidates, party alliances, and the promise of democratic renewal. Yet, for LGBTQ Ugandans, the ballot box represents something very different: a heightened period of fear and exposure. In a country where queer identities are criminalised and stigmatised, elections are not about […]
A Familiar Song with a Different Tune Reading about Christian nationalist influence in American schools, mandating biblical teachings, defunding public schools, and injecting religious doctrine into curricula—echoes too closely the patterns once seen in Uganda, albeit with different contours. In the U.S., public schools, long pillars of inclusive, secular education, are becoming battlegrounds, facing challenges […]
To listen to Chimano is to hear the story of countless queer Ugandans who cannot speak for themselves.
When Kenya’s High Court delivered its landmark ruling on August 26, 2025, ordering the government to legislate for transgender protections, it wasn’t just a legal victory—it was a profound cultural landmark. From Kampala, where LGBTQ+ life exists under the unyielding Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 that casts long shadows over queer existence, this milestone in Nairobi resonates […]
The recent erasure of the Pulse nightclub memorial crosswalk reveals troubling parallels between American evangelical influence and Uganda’s own battles for LGBTQ rights In the cover of darkness on a Wednesday night in August, Florida transportation crews painted over a rainbow crosswalk that had served as a memorial to the 49 people killed in […]
As we celebrate Queer Legacy Month, we honour the courage of those who paved the way In the pantheon of LGBTQ+ rights pioneers, few figures embody the spirit of fearless advocacy and transformative leadership quite like Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera. As Uganda’s most visible lesbian activist, the founder of Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), and the […]
“Being Alive is Our Biggest Achievement”: New Report Exposes Harsh Realities for LBQ Womxn in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda — August 22, 2025A new report has laid bare the struggles of lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) womxn in Uganda, revealing how state-sanctioned homophobia and entrenched discrimination are pushing communities to the margins of survival. Titled “Navigating Law and Marginality: An Afro-Feminist Analysis of Ugandan Womxn’s Interactions with the Law,” the study traces […]
Germany is facing a thorny legal and social controversy that lies at the intersection of justice, gender identity, and extremism. The case of Marla-Svenja Liebich has ignited heated debate: should a convicted trans right-wing extremist serve time in a women’s prison—or a men’s one? In July 2023, the Halle District Court in Saxony-Anhalt sentenced Liebich […]
Nothing articulates the vilest threat to human dignity quite like a settled government broadcasting the return of primitive, medieval-style justice, with women once again facing death by stoning. Reports from early 2024 reveal that Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada explicitly announced the re introduction of public stoning—alongside flogging—for women accused of adultery. Statements including “We will […]