KAPS Representatives Converge to Strengthen the National MARPS Priority Action Plan By Ambrose Barigye In order for the country to operationalise and implement the national strategic plan 2015/16-2019/20, HIV stakeholders have prepared a draft NMPAP plan to be used as a guide for implementing partners , districts, sectors( public and private), CSOs and FBOs in […]
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I am Intersex, Apostle Darlan Rukih Moses comes out of the Closet By George Barasa For the past 35 years, his life has been an empty shell, filled with shame and guilt. Coming to terms with the fact that he was intersex (person with both the male and female sex organs) was too much to […]
Following the increased number of Ugandan LGBTI refugees in Kenya and the indiscipline they have portrayed, the UN has set March as the last month they will avail monthly dividends.
KAMPALA: The Ugandan LGBTI community does not run out of ideas in creating avenues to reach out to its community and more so to the wider society.This is one form of forging ways to create attitude change but also a way to educate the misinformed society about LGBTI community. Here is the latest to raise […]
KAMPALA — Dr. Stella Nyanzi and colleague Andrew Karamagi have published a new academic article titled, “The social-political dynamics of theanti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda”. Below is the abstract of the paper and a link to the Academia.edu site where you can download the entire article free of charge.
Sometimes we activists are so much focused on our own struggles that we forget about other struggles around the world. This is a way to expand my knowledge. I seek tactical knowledge and connections and networks. I’ve met so many people I know I’m going to continue dialoguing with. People I know I’ll meet again. For me it’s more than just getting a free ticket and sleeping in a nice hotel. It’s actually overwhelming for me — I’m filled with so much knowledge, and also emotions.
Openly Gay American Settles in Uganda to Help Fight HIV Epidemic By Editor Not many people will take the risk of taking up residence in a strongly homophobic country like Uganda but not Erik Friedly. Openly gay and married to a Kenyan, Friedly has set up roots in Uganda and has not let the harsh […]
Spectrum’s Moses Kimbugwe Speaks Out on the Journey of the Ugandan LGBTI Movement Thus Far, what Fuels his Political Ambitions and the Need for more Protective Laws By Editor Moses Kimbugwe Mulindwa is a social worker, human rights defender, gay activist and a farmer. He went to Gayaza Primary School for his early primary education; […]
First Representative for LGBTI Community Appointed by UCCM in Fight against HIV By Editor: It might not seem like a big achievement to many but the appointment of Kikonyongo Kiyumbi to the Uganda Country Cordinating Mechanism (UCCM) as a representative for the LGBTI community and sex workers could be the first virtual step to a […]
Homophobic Pastor David Kiganda Condemned by Gay Rights Activists in UK By Editor: Anti-gay activist Pastor David Livingstone Kiganda received a welcome he never would have imagined humanly possible while on a trip to London. The senior pastor of the Kisenyi based Christian Focus Center Church was attending a service at Great Commission Church premised […]