A peer counselor in Mbale says, it is important that we embrace LGBTIQ people in Uganda who are living with HIV.
Kuchu Times Editor
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed a lot to initiate intimate partner violence because most LGBTIQ persons are unemployed so they struggle look for means of survival and end up being forced sex, acquiring STIs ,HIV/AIDS, being black mailed or even outed and mental illnesses which may lead to depression if not handled carefully
We are the palace of love, a home for LBQT human rights defenders.
In the context of HIV and TB, LGBT persons, sex workers, and persons who use and inject
drugs (PWUIDs) are discriminated, marginalized, criminalized, and suffer several human
rights abuses that increase their vulnerability to HIV. The marginalization and
discrimination suffered are institutionalized and as such the rights of these persons are
often violated by both state and non-state actors.
It is time we build our resilience to speak about sexism in every space we get for the good of football and the future of sport in Uganda.
These young Ugandan LGBTIQ innovators are not about to be stopped as they keep on winning and winning and we are proud of them.
Both breast and cervical cancer can be prevented by immunization of young girls aged between 9-12. Another prevention is screening i.e routine screening of women between age groups 30-49 years and treatment of all positive cases.
It is important to do self examination by pressing the sides of your breasts to check for lumps.
There’s need to continue sensitizing the LGBTIQ community about breast cancer in order to create awareness.
It is important for LGBTIQ people to seek help when they need it.