“… And it being a society that is enshrined in patriarchal tendencies, these men often feel threatened by the presence of women that are masculine. So, they tend to use sexual assault and unwanted sexual advances as a way to make these LBQ women subordinate to them by threatening them because they feel like them presenting as queer is a threat to their manhood.”
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KEY POPULATIONS REPRESENTATIVES BARRED FROM THE NATIONAL HIV PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM IN UGANDA
“… It is self defeating how members of the same government can take opposing actions ending in the escalation of an epidemic which is and can surely be defeated without moral policing…”
GROWING UP OPENLY GAY IN UGANDA
“… my class teacher, when I was 8, she told me that I have lesbian tendencies. The word was too big for me so I didn’t care what it meant and she didn’t elaborate. She just said that I will be chased out of Uganda! And for me, that’s what caught my attention. Chased out of Uganda!? Where would I go? This is the only place I know…”
VINACEF UGANDA CONDUCTS HIV TESTING OUTREACH
It is based on this background that on Friday 28th October 2018, Vinacef Uganda organized a community HIV testing outreach at Angels Refugee Support Association Group which is a refugee camp for displaced key populations in Kampala.
OPINION: INCLUSION OF LBQ WOMEN IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN UGANDA
“To ensure inclusion of all women, we must work as a wider movement and across movements.”
MENTAL ILLNESS: A SILENT SCOURGE WITHIN THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN UGANDA
Thirdly, we need to break myths about mental health in regards to sexuality and gender identity. One time, I met a psychiatrist who believes that homosexuality is a mental problem and yet everyone including heterosexuals are prone to mental health issues.
“Pride & Love, Perspectives from Ugandan LGBT individuals”
“We love and take pride in who we are, despite society saying otherwise.”
UGANDA TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CELEBRATES TDOV
Annually, 31st March is International Transgender Day of Visibility- a day dedicated to celebrating transgender persons and raising awareness about the discrimination and difficulties faced by transgender people worldwide.
VIDEO: FULL INTERVIEW WITH RIGHTS 4 HER
RIGHTS 4 HER is an initiative that was formed in 2016 to advocate and champion access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for closeted Lesbian, Bisexual, Intersex and Queer persons both in urban and rural areas. It is a safe space where closeted LBQI persons speak up against prejudice and tackle what it really means to stay in the closet.
RIGHTS 4 HER: GIVING A VOICE TO CLOSETED LBIQ WOMEN IN UGANDA
The biggest barrier is trust or lack thereof; people in the closet are always fearful that perhaps we have wrong intentions and will out them at certain point. I have tried to reach out to many people but it is very difficult to garner their trust- a person confirms an appointment with you and later cancels it out because they are scared. I however understand their position and I will be patient.
