Members from the minority communities (the sex workers, MSM, LGBTI and drug users) in Uganda convened at Grand Global Hotel on the 29th of Jan 2015 to nominate their representatives to Global Fund country coordinating mechanism. This comes after the results in the first nominations were contested against by the members of the key affected populations that there was ingenuity in the selection process and decided to re-do the process through a fair and balanced nomination process.

As it has become tradition, today members of the Ugandan LGBTI community convened at Icebreakers Uganda – IBU premises to remember the life of the first gay man to openly advocate for rights of LGBTI Ugandans. With the theme “Your Legacy Lives On” more than 50 community members and allies gathered to share their experiences working and knowing DKK .

“I want to use this campaign as a platform to reachout to Ugandans on issues affecting key populations as this is the only space available because of the narrowing space but with this the electoral commission will protect me to air out my views and our views” says Moses.

Ugandan activist Kasha Jacqueline from Freedom and Roam Uganda writes about her experiences at a 2009 anti-gay conference. KAMPALA – “Homosexuality comes from a background of anger and pain.”—that was the theme of the anti-gay seminar in Kampala, Uganda. The facilitators and guest speakers referred to anger, pain, and wounds to help answer many of […]

It has been an amazing period seeing community members participant socially in this campaign as they voted their favourite activists of the year in Uganda. 213 participated in the voting and below are the results. ALUTA CONTINUA VOTER SELECTIONS 1. Most Outstanding Male Activist- Frank Mugisha 2. Most Outstanding Female Activist- Kasha Nabagesera 3. Most […]

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been sharing the story of Ugandan transgender activist Cleopatra Kambugu, whose decision to publicly transition in her home country serves as the basis for Swedish filmmaker Jonny von Wallström‘s forthcoming documentary feature, The Pearl of Africa. The doc offers a glimpse into the life of Cleo and her boyfriend Nelson […]

By: Fr Anthony Musaala African LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, intersexual) persons are already among the most alienated and stigmatized people in their own countries, but the level of rejection and trauma increases significantly when they become asylum seekers. This is mainly due in to the severing of family ties, because of rejection. Most LGBTI […]

She was my first best friend and while we have now grown apart due to circumstances (read growing up and responsibilities); she remains a very special part of my life. Everything I know about friendship, she taught me. Her name is Crystal (not real name) and we were inseparable. We met when I was about […]