Gunnar Wesslen a Swedish journalist working for the Daily Etcetera, spent a whole week (31st Aug- 4th Sept 2015) in Uganda trying to analyze the current situation of the rights of sexual minorities in the country.
current uganda
My name is Ainomugisha Ronald a.k.a Ronnie Mugisha, I was born male on 9th October 1992 in a family of 11; I spent the better part of my childhood in Mbarara district in the western part of Uganda
Times shall come and pass The nights will melt to mornings Rivers will overflow and erode the earths Mountains will erupt to give way to fertile soils The sun will rise and set Everything else will be history but my choice will stay! I have chosen to love you with all of me and today […]
The youth in Entebbe have joined in the struggle to have the rights of all Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender individuals recognised. Under their new umbrella organisation, Out and Proud which was founded in March this year, t
Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), the oldest Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender organisation in the country has made its mark in the sexual and gender minorities’ community with its economic and social empowerment programmes as well as the legal aid availed to its members
I often get questioned by people within and outside Uganda about my identity. They are wondering how I manage living in this extremely conservative country with all these rates of trans-phobia. Honestly I often fail to find an easy answer. It’s who I am. How else could I be? Need I behave in a way that pleases society or in a way that makes the Beyonce in me comfortable? I have never felt like a boy, man, or a male. Yes, I was born male. However, I have always known I was female. I was a female trapped in a male’s body. Since childhood, I have always felt I was a girl and that is the girl who has grown to become a woman I share with the world today.
My nation is in labour; her waters just broke! But not a while ago, she nursed a miscarriage; the under developed and immature “Kill the Gays Bill” was brought to table before it met the full nine months of anti body nourishment by the mother and consequently ,it was aborted!
A few weeks ago, the country was awash with news about one of the most prominent boys only schools sending all their students home due to the ‘rampant homosexuality activities’ in the learning facility.
As the number of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) refugees continues to rise in Kenya; a group of youth has decided to start a business, His Grace Fashion & Designs, to help make ends meet as they await resettlement.
On 28th June 2015, Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum held a consultative meeting with leaders and members from the LGBTI movement over the NGO Bill which is due for debate in Parliament today(1st September 2015).