Extra Pride was born out of the lack of diversity for different LGBTIQA+ identifying persons. For example the general Pride did not give platform to Black People, Indigenous People, People of Color and Transgender & Nonbinary People to either be part of organizing or perform and those that were asked to perform were severely underpaid in comparison to their white counterparts.
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Service provision has not been left behind in the virtual migration and Men of the Night Uganda (MONU) is introducing virtual reality assisted mental health support.
On June 24th, 2022 the US Supreme Court over ruled a decision that was made by the same court in 1973. The court then ruled that the constitution of the United States generally protects the liberty to choose to have an abortion during the Roe v. Wade case. Kuchu Times Media Group ran a poll […]
“This conversation seeks to problematize past modes of support and discuss the road ahead in Uganda and beyond. LGBT+ financial funding could be available but the discussion seeks to explore other forms of support the LGBT+ community requires,” Jakob Svenssen, the panel moderator explained.
On the due date, I took myself to the hospital but the doctors refused to perform the c-section without signed consent from a man. I was already and labour and bleeding profusely that hours later when they finally accepted to perform the c-section, my baby was already tired. My little girl died two days later and I found out two days after that because I was still in coma from the loss of blood.
Leilah, who started out sleeping on a fellow artist’s couch has made quite the progress in art and has dared to go as far as to revolutionize sculpting. She is a member of two prestigious international galleries in the UK and the USA.
Kuchu Times Media Group would like to thank Triumph Uganda for rising to the occasion and promptly supporting one of our own during this Pride Month.
As LGBTQ Ugandans we must continue masking up and sanitising to deter further spread of the virus from household to household.
The uniqueness of our health needs is undoubted and while the whole world feigns ignorance masking homophobia, spaces like Ark Wellness Hub are stepping up to close this gap.
One of our biggest challenge is funding but we know it’s a trust process and with time our work will speak for itself.