This brought to mind the sad reality of many men especially in Uganda who are afraid to even come out as gay, let alone HIV positive. This revelation highlighted the need for more celebrities to speak up about living with HIV if we are ever to beat stigma at the workplace. Philly Bongole Lutaaya gave HIV a familiar human face as the first Ugandan artist to openly declare that he was living with HIV.
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Introducing BaQueer Twogeere podcast, Ms Senfuka said that the platform was started as a safe space to allow LBQ Women to document and freely express themselves, share their realities as well as celebrate their contributions in society despite the shrinking spaces.
As KTMG, we pledge to continue sensitizing and advocating for the human rights of LGBTIQ people in Uganda. We will keep on doing our part in the struggle to have our basic human rights respected.
Commemorating the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is a constant reminder of the hurdles that we have to work hard to overcome as LGBTIQ identifying persons. This particular year finds Uganda’s LGBTIQ community in an even more uncertain place with the recent passing of the Sexual Offences bill.
Taboom Media and GALA Queer Archive are proud to launch the new anthology Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours: Stories of Queer Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa to mark this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT2021).
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) as the network organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer organizations in Uganda is particularly concerned about Clause 11(i) which further criminalizes same-sex sexual acts even as the Uganda Penal Code Act already does, hence criminalizing the private lives of adult and consenting same-sex loving persons. The clause criminalizes and bans the penetration of another person’s anus with that other person’s sexual organ or with any object; and (ii) sexual acts between persons of the same gender.
Let’s Walk Uganda is pleased to invite applications for job placement as Peer Educator to create visibility and enroll users onto the KuchuCare App.
All interested Candidates possessing the above attributes can send their applications including a cover letter, latest Copy of CV (with 3 referees), copies of academic qualifications/certificates ( in one document (Word/PDF)) addressed to seranoarnold@gmail.com
Adonai International Ministries is an LGBTIQ+ focused Christian entity led by Ram Gava. Their main aim is to create awareness on religion, inspire growth and boost ministry growth. We spoke to Pastor Ram who obeyed Gods calling and started this faith based space during the 2020 lockdown.
In his article shared below, Klaus Mueller raises the very necessary question on how divisionism in different sectors continues to further marginalize LGBT+ persons. In Africa, everything around us makes a firm stand to not only marginalize but uphold the rather homophobic beliefs that LGBT persons are, by virtue of their sexuality or gender, less human and therefore it is perfectly alright for their basic human rights and freedoms to be disrespected and disregarded.