Abbey Kiwanuka Ugandan refugee in the United Kingdom and the Chief Executive of the African LGBTI organisation Out and Proud Diamond Group wins an award for his work towards eliminating the stigma attached to HIV and the LGBTI community.
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Former US Ambassador to Uganda Scott H Delisi did not shy away from his stand on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) issues in the country; and with his term of office having ended and a new envoy set to assume office, questions have been raised on what the latter’s viewpoint will be.
Together with fellow LGBTI organization Youth On Rock, Spectrum Uganda has released the list of categories for the 2015 LGBTI/SW Human Rights awards. The awards which were inaugurated in 2014 recognise individuals and organisations for their dedicated work towards inproving the lives of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) persons as well as the sex workers community.
I usually weigh 58kgs, a weight considerably healthy for my height unlike now when I am 62kgs. I monitor my feeding and lifestyle keenly because I am sure I need not get over weight, not with my height ( and oh I am a Biochemist, I must live by example alas my students won’t take me serious)!
I am not going to apologize for my feelings; my feelings are involuntary
I won’t change how I feel; but maybe I can change how you feel about me
I am not apologetic because I owe my life to myself not you When I wear a dress, don’t question why I didn’t wear a trouser When I paint my nails with colorful rainbow filters, stop reminding me that’s girlish When I hold my hair like an angel, don’t caution me, am acting like a woman
My goddess, I want to short circuit you from the usual From the noisy clubs, lousy hoots that vibrate your pinna From the nude bodies that brush off your uthu I want to break you away from that routine that has become your tradition
When you first hear about it, domestic violence almost seems affiliated to only heterosexual relationships, where the man physically, emotionally and psychologically inflicts pain on his wife. Never the less, domestic violence too occurs in same sex relationships; patriarchy too exists in these relationships.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex youth in Uganda continue to defy the notion that the community is characterized by lazy, self-pitying individuals. To curb the issue of unemployment, a group of youth have come together and formed an alliance named Rainbow Mirrors.
She stared deep into the depth of my eyes; her gaze penetrating my eye lids like the UV light: her gape unusual! I heard her breath underneath my pinna, the strength in her whisper hit my breaking point: her sound was unfamiliar!
