The project was birthed after the realization that the existing interventions and research data exclude and deliberately sideline LBQT persons due to already existing societal homophobia and fear. The findings also revealed that people only understand Intimate Partner Violence(IPV) in the heteronormative context thus leaving a gap within the gender and sexual minorities and the misconception that IPV doesn’t occur in same sex relationships/ partnerships especially within LBQ/ WSW women is undeniable.
Kuchu Times Editor
Buckle up Marvel fans, you will be meeting the world’s first ever drag queen superhero in the pages of a comic book. The drag queen named Shade made her first appearance in Marvel’s monthly series Iceman and fans are ecstatic with hopes that she will be a regular in the series or even get her own comic. Shade’s superpower is teleportation through her hand-held fan.
The report also documents the ways in which Nigeria’s legal system has failed the LGBTQ community by endorsing the violations inflicted on them and continuing to deny them their basic human rights. It lists physical attacks, extortion, blackmail, invasion of privacy, arbitrary arrests, and unlawful detention as some of the common trends of violation.
In Africa as a whole, the fight to have a third gender recognized is not yet at its peak as most countries still criminalize the mere existence of LGBTQ persons. South Africa is the only African country that legally recognizes gender and sexual minorities.
This comes at a time when many LGBTQ identifying Ugandans had abandoned their different faith doctrines due to the judgment and segregation they were facing based on their sexual orientation or/and gender identity.
FEMA Uganda is currently looking for qualified LBQT persons to fill the positions of Administrator, Programs Manager, Finance Manager, Communications Officer and Receptionist. See below for the respective job descriptions and requirements. To apply, please send your cover letter and CV to [email protected] by close of business on 15th January 2019.
The continued criminalization of same-sex relations, sex work among others is contradictory with the attempts to end sexual violence in Uganda. The law needs to take into the account of the reality of all Ugandans. Basing a new law on old draconian laws is both exclusionary and goes against progressive human rights trends that focus on consent and agency in regards to sexuality.
“Many organizations have projects but they do not economically empower key populations. It is good to have projects that will enable LGBT youth to be financially independent and improve their standards of living.”
A violent altercation occurred during the march and several refugees were attacked. It is unclear at this point whether the attacks were from police or civilians (or both), or what provoked the violence. One refugee (who would prefer to remain anonymous due to detainment) stated that local police were first to take aggressive action against the marchers and members of the community then joined the attacks.
The new head of state emphasized that LGBT persons deserve to have their rights protected like any other citizen in Botswana. His remarks followed a video that made rounds on social media displaying a transgender woman being physically and verbally attacked by a mob in Gaborone.