After weeks of expectancy from the community, the organisers of the 2015 Uganda Pride have finally released the official program for the week long event. This year’s Pride which is scheduled for 5th-9th August will kick off with a cocktail which will serve as the official meet and greet session for community members as well as the acknowledgement of the Pride coordinating team.

“We shall not give up; we shall keep pushing until justice is served. We are frustrated about the delay of this case and think all these tricks could be a way of forcing us to give up on this case but even September will arrive,” chief Petitioner Adrian Jjuko said after the disappointing news was delivered.

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COPTEC Continues Struggle for HIV- Free LGBTI Community
By Barigye Ambrose
Today, several members of Come Out Post Test Club (COPTEC) gathered for a community meeting aimed at enhancing their knowledge about HIV/ AIDS and human rights.

OUTED to be Screened at the International Film Festival By Barigye Ambrose
“OUTED-The Painful Reality”, a movie that centers on the rampant media outings of Ugandan LGBTI people is lined up for screening at the international film festival to be held in Philadelphia America.

GLOBAL FUND Gives Uganda Grant to Facilitate Fight against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis By Ambrose Barigye
The Global Fund last week signed grant agreements with the Government of Uganda amounting to US$ 226,241,454 (Two Hundred Twenty Six Million Two Hundred Forty One Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Four US Dollars) for the period 2015 – 2017.

Further Distribution of Bombastic Magazine Fills Media Gap By Ruth MuganziA determined group of gay rights activists has refused to let the homophobic society and discriminatory laws in Uganda deter them from their fight for equality.

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.

[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