Former Premier Amama Mbabazi early this week declared his intention to contest for the highest office in Uganda but what would his election mean for the LGBTI community in the East African state.
Mbabazi is remembered for opposing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in 2013 although it should be noted that he based his decision on procedural grounds and not on being in support of LGBTI rights.
Art Project to Donate Funds to East African LGBTI Rights Organisations
By George Barasa
Kenyan LGBT activist Wangeshi Mutu has taken her fight for equality a step further by setting up an organization that seeks to create public awareness and sensitization about LGBT Rights through art.
[ratings] Can Uganda’s gay rights activists stop the government from enacting another homophobic law? Source: Watch: Uganda’s LGBT Community Fights for Right to Exist
Ugandan Lesbian Granted Asylum in UK
In December last year, a petition to stop the deportation of Uganda lesbian Judith Twikirize from UK was started online after she was detained at Yarlswood Dentition Center and the process for her deportation kicked off.
Stop Twisting Scripture to Justify Hate- Methodist Preacher
Over the years, religion has been one of the major aspects that have promoted homophobia across the globe. Several verses have been quoted to prove that God has labeled homosexuality a sin but one brave Methodist preacher
Female Genital Mutilation Outlawed in Nigeria
By Ruth Muganzi
June seems to have carried with it good tidings for the human rights struggle; an act outlawing female genital mutilation has officially been passed into law after being passed in the Senate on May 5th.
Where Love Is Illegal Website Officially Launched
By Ambrose Barigye
Arguably one of the most powerful platforms ever availed to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community, Where Love Is Illegal is here to make a mark like never before.
Yesterday 3rd March, a mammoth crowd gathered at the Namugongo Shrines in commemoration of the Uganda Martyrs that were murdered by the then King of Buganda, Mwanga.
A penal code decriminalizing same sex relationships in Mozambique is set to be effected this June; after being signed into law by President Filipe Nyusi last December having been tabled over three years prior.
