“We need all women to be lifted. We need all the concerns of women to addressed in ways that were implored in the Bible and that’s why it was made for women, by women, about women and with women. It’s us teaching us and therefore growing with each other.”

Uganda LGBTIQ human rights defender Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera yesterday received the Bonham Centre Award in Toronto Canada. Ms Nabageserahas been the forefront of the Ugandan LGBT movement and was honoured for her work towards bettering the lives of sexual and gender minorities in Uganda

Cameron Kakande, the Executive Director of MONU said, “We hope to unpack those uncomfortable health issues about our bodies. This program will increase knowledge about various health services that have been availed to our members and where they can access them.”

The sexual offences bill that has been taken off the floor of Parliament for revision was recently the subject of discussion on Kuchu Times’ talk show The View. The bill in its current state has grave effects on sexual and gender minorities, sex workers and other key populations.

UKPC is to be a voice of all KPs and to achieve this, we are planning to hold a national meeting, where we shall all agree how to move forward as a community and how best we can drive this consortium together. The Consortium will be for KPs and led by KPs

Allowing ourselves to re-live past pains is, sometimes, one of the most powerful ways to heal. Key Populations Uganda (KPU) is tapping into the power of sharing experiences with peers to help key population youths deal with stigma and discrimination- this project is also aimed at providing therapeutic assistance.

Shortly before the start of the tournament, the organisers were confronted by basketball authorities who instructed them to cancel the event with immediate effect as it had been organized by an organization affiliated to the LGBTQ+ movement.The Federation for Ugandan Basketball Association (FUBA) on realizing that the chief event organizer Jay Mulucha was an out transman quickly called for the halting of the tournament.

It is with great pride and even greater pleasure that we release/launch the long awaited fourth edition of Bombastic Magazine. While we have been off schedule due to a number of hiccups, we thank you all for your patience and continued support in keeping this project alive.

This particular edition is very special because it addresses MENTAL ILLNESS AND WELLNESS as well as INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE within the LGBTQ and sex worker populations- issues that greatly affect us a community yet there’s still a lot of shame, stigma and discrimination associated with them.

Men of the Night Uganda (MoNU), last week, held its first annual general meeting; they introduced their programmes and activities to stakeholders and also elected a board of directors. MoNu is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of sex workers and also offers health service referrals to its members.

FARUG together with the co-hosting organisations set up a health camp and mobile clinic that saw several participants access free HTC, STD/ STI testing and treatment services. The event also crowned the #BalanceforBetter social media campaign that had been running in the weeks leading up to #IWD2019.