For Immediate Release Kuchu Times Media Group Kampala, Uganda As Uganda and the global community intensify efforts to achieve an AIDS-Free 2030, Kuchu Times Media Group proudly announces the release of a special magazine edition dedicated to this urgent and historic journey. For years, Kuchu Times has committed itself to telling stories that are often erased—stories of LGBTQ+ Ugandans, sex workers, transgender communities, and other key populations who continue to shape the fight against HIV and AIDS. This edition deepens that commitment by examining where we stand, what progress has been made, and what must still be confronted if we are to reach an AIDS-Free generation. Why this edition, and […]
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Love, resistance, and survival—read the voices that are reshaping Uganda’s fight for an AIDS-free 2030 What does it mean to choose yourself when the world demands you disappear? The latest edition of Bombastic Magazine answers that question through the raw, unfiltered voices of LGBTQ+ Ugandans living with HIV—people who’ve turned pain into power, stigma into […]
Before organizations had names. Before we had the words to call ourselves a movement. There was music. There was a place to breathe. There was DJ Rachael. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Uganda’s queer community was scattered, hidden, and surviving however we could. There were almost no safe places to just exist. But […]
I want your language raw and rough,
Ugandan slang that’s real enough.
struggling with the grammar of they/them
Call me “mwana, chief or boss,”
but respect my vibe, I’m my own boss.
You can spank me with “uncertain” love,
leave me panting for a “maybe” from above.
The Church of Uganda, which is a member of the Anglican Communion, was established in 1887 by missionaries of the Church Missionary Society from England. It became an autonomous province alongside Rwanda and Burundi in 1961, and a province on its own in 1980 with its own governing structure. Its congregants, called Anglicans, make up about 32% of Uganda’s population, second to Catholics, at 39%.
The rift between the Church of Uganda and the Canterbury Cathedral over sexuality isn’t new or unique to Uganda. Since the consecration of a gay bishop in the United States in 2003, there have been disagreements between Canterbury and other churches within the Anglican Communion over doctrine, says Chris Tuhirirwe, a senior lecturer of religious studies at Makerere University.
Over a decade has passed since this narrative began playing out in the dusty streets of Kampala. Money, deceit, the police, the Ugandan government, and LGBTQ people are all involved. It speaks of the many lives that have been turned upside down; the scandals and embarrassments; the loss of jobs and livelihoods; and the betrayal of family and friends. This is the account of the ex-gay movement in Uganda and the numerous lives it destroyed in its wake (from my point of view).
Successful parenting is never about Sexuality but about Love and Care for the creatures we bring on this planet.
The world is mourning a feminist who stood for women regardless of orientation or occupation. The family is mourning a sister, a mother and a daughter and I am sad for them. I am mourning my friend and this is what this is about, MY FRIEND.
As we anticipate the release and distribution of the next edition of the Bombastic Magazine, we will document and share stories from our readers on their experiences with the magazine in a series that we have named The Chronicles of Bombastic Magazine.
By DIVINE LONDON PRINT We desire to meet that one person, fall madly in love with them and live happily ever after. However the story completely changes when you realize the person you fell in love with has a different side to them. It starts to feel like there are three of you […]