Category: People
Uganda Constitutional Court gives activists seven days to file final arguments in HIV criminalization suit
The Constitutional Court of Uganda gave plaintiffs seven days from June 7 to file their final arguments in a landmark case challenging sections of the [...]
Community mourns Ugandan trans rights defender Alexander Human
Uganda and East African LGBTI and human rights defenders are mourning their fallen comrade Alexander Human, who fell ill and died last month. His dea [...]
Another South African LGBTQIA+ activist stabbed to death
A South African LGBTQIA+ activist was stabbed to death on Sunday, March 20, allegedly because she spurned a man who proclaimed his love for her.
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Homophobic candidate seeks top post in Ugandan parliament
Jacob Oboth Oboth, Uganda's homophobic State Minister for Defense, has resigned his position to allow him join the race to become Speaker of Parliamen [...]
Uganda rebuffs U.N. nations’ pleas to protect LGBTI rights
During an international review of Uganda's human rights record, the Ugandan government made no direct mention of LGBTI rights and did not commit to ad [...]
Paul Ssemwogerere, who calls homosexuality abnormal, installed as Ugandan archbishop
The Most Rev. Bishop Paul Ssemwogere has today (Jan. 25) officially been installed as the Archbishop of Uganda's Kampala Archdiocese, replacing the l [...]
Kenya lawmakers seek ban on surrogate mothers for LGBTQ people
Kenyan lawmakers are considering a bill to prohibit gays and lesbians from using surrogate mothers to have children.
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Dr Stella Nyanzi, Ugandan LGBT ally, flees for safety to Germany
Ugandan LGBT ally and academic scholar Dr Stella Nyanzi has fled to Germany with her children over fears of government persecution, arrest and torture [...]
Paul Ssemogerere, who says homosexuality is against nature, appointed Archbishop of Kampala
Bishop Paul Ssemogerere, who has previously argued that homosexuality is against the order of nature and the teachings of the Catholic Church, was app [...]
Ugandan LGBT ally Sylvia Tamale receives honorary doctorate
Professor Sylvia Tamale, a Ugandan LGBT ally and academic scholar, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Pretoria in Sou [...]
Legendary gay and lesbian rights defender Desmond Tutu has died
Desmond Tutu , the iconic LGBT human rights defender and anti-apartheid champion, the retired archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, has died. Tutu, [...]
Ugandan LGBT ally lawyer Nicholas Opiyo wins Human Rights Tulip award
Ugandan human rights lawyer and LGBT ally Nicholas Opiyo has won this year's Human Rights Tulip Award for his work protecting civil liberties and advo [...]
U.S. sanctions Uganda intelligence chief over ‘serious human rights abuse’
The United States government has imposed economic and travel sanctions on a senior intelligence official in Uganda, Major General Abel Kandiho, the co [...]
Gay man survives homophobic attack in eastern Uganda
A member of the LGBT community in eastern Uganda was attacked at home on Nov. 25 by men brandishing machetes and chanting homophobic slurs.
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Uganda issues corrected national ID document for trans woman
The Ugandan government has issued a national Identification document to Cleopatra Kambugu, a transgender woman, clearly identifying her as a woman, in [...]
Religious leaders in Uganda commit to LGBTQ inclusivity
More than 35 religious leaders in Uganda have vowed to preach, practice, and promote inclusivity in their places of worship, saying that exclusion has [...]
Uganda, US faith leaders discuss LGBTQI rights in Africa
Faith leaders from the United States and Uganda called upon churches in Africa to open their doors to LGBTQI persons at a virtual conference organised [...]
Uganda’s Constitutional Court annuls Anti-Pornography Act
Uganda's Constitutional Court has annulled sections of the Anti-Pornography Act 2014, ruling that the clauses were vague, unconstitutional, and uncert [...]
Praise for Lil Nas X from gay activist Nigerian priest
Christian critics of singer Lil Nas X should realize that he speaks for millions of gay people, says the Rev. Jide Macaulay, the Nigerian-native gay a [...]
COVID-19 complicates access to TB, HIV services for Uganda MSM
Activists in Uganda are saying that men who have sex with men face increased difficulties in accessing essential health services like tuberculosis (TB [...]
Food starts to reach hungry LGBT Ugandans stranded by lockdown
Emergency food deliveries have started to get through to LGBT Ugandans, sex workers and human rights defenders who were left stranded and hungry by th [...]
Senior Uganda government health rights ally Prof. Anthony Mbonye has died
Prof. Anthony Mbonye, the former Director General of Uganda's Health Services who has been instrumental in advocating for healthcare access for homose [...]
Times are changing in Uganda: Parliament gets a progressive clerk
In what appears to be a positive shift in state policy thinking, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Adolf Mwesige, a liberal and progress [...]
Trans Ugandans issue desperate food appeal as lockdown bites harder
Transgender rights defenders in Uganda have issued a desperate appeal for food for the transgender community amid the ongoing COVID-19 countrywide loc [...]
Activists cheer new University of York college named for David Kato
Gay rights activists in Uganda have welcomed a decision by the University of York in England to name a new college after Ugandan human rights defender [...]
Gay Ugandans warned to abide by Covid-19 restrictions
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), the umbrella LGBTIQ+ entity in Uganda, wants its community members to protect themselves from Covid-19 by following a [...]
IDAHOT 2021: Foreign missions express solidarity with LGBTQI+ Ugandans
Diplomatic missions of the European Union, the United States and the United Nations came out strongly in support of LGBTQI+ people as Uganda and the i [...]
Homophobic leader Rebecca Kadaga dropped by Uganda Parliament
The homophobic Speaker of Ugandan Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has been dropped by her ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party and replaced by [...]
Uganda gay activists urge president to reject new anti-gay bill
LGBT human rights defenders in Uganda want President Yoweri Museveni to refuse to sign into law the Sexual Offences Bill 2019, which Parliament passe [...]
Meet the trans Ugandan activist fighting for rights on social media
“If you want to know that [Keem] is a man, just snatch away his phone and run,” taunted an Internet troll under Keem Love Black’s new profile picture [...]
Raped lesbian prepares to give birth, but needs help
Pregnant because of a rape, a young Cameroon lesbian is seeking a helping hand as she prepares for the arrival of her baby.
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Ugandan church launches ‘All Are Equal Before God’ campaign
Adonai International Ministries, a Uganda-based LGBTQI-led church, has launched a campaign dubbed “All Are Equal Before God".
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Trans Ugandans react to new UNAIDS film about tolerance
A new short film released by UNAIDS to promote tolerance and acceptance of transgender identities is earning high praise from trans Ugandans.
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Retired homophobic archbishop Ntagali apologises for adultery
The retired homophobic archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Henry Ntagali, has publicly apologised for committing adultery, addressing his remarks to C [...]
Uganda: Pop star Akon misses ‘200% opportunity’ to boost gay rights
Prominent Senegalese-American pop star Akon missed an opportunity to raise the issue of persecution and discrimination against LGBT people in Africa w [...]
New Tanzania president begins positive policy shifts
In a positive sign of policy shifts, Tanzania's new president, Samia Hassan Suluhu has lifted a ban on media houses closed by her homophobic predecess [...]
A cry for help: Cameroon lesbian is raising the rapist father’s baby
Belle, a 20-year-old lesbian in Yaoundé, is a victim of sexual abuse and family rejection who is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her two- [...]
In documentary, Ugandan religious leaders preach love for LGBTQI people
The activist Ugandans at East Africa Visual Artists (EAVA Artists) have unveiled a video documentary featuring clerics from different faith traditions [...]
Church of Uganda Bishop Senyonjo reflects on 20 years of LGBT rights advocacy
In 2000, Church of Uganda Bishop Christopher Senyonjo took in two LGBT youths who had been rejected by their own families, schools and communities bec [...]
Break-in at offices of Ugandan LGBT ally lawyer Nicholas Opiyo
Unknown people on Thursday, March 18, broke into the offices of Chapter Four Uganda and prominent gay rights ally Nicholas Opiyo, who leads that human [...]
Kenya: Victims of Kakuma arson attack airlifted to Nairobi hospital
In a rare change of heart, the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has airlifted the victims of a March 15 homophobic fire attac [...]
Uganda: Electoral defeat for 2 notoriously anti-gay officials
In the Jan. 14 election, Ugandan voters rejected two politicians who are notorious for homophobic attacks against the LGBT community.
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Uganda loses liberal judge who asked ‘What’s wrong with lesbian sex?’
A Ugandan high court judge who questioned hate and bigotry has passed on.
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10 years on: Celebrating David Kato, other LGBT Ugandans we’ve lost
Gay rights activists and human rights defenders in Uganda today marked the 10th Annual Kuchu Remembrance Day in memory of David Kato Kisule (RIP) and [...]
LGBT Ugandans: Our health depends on trans nominee in U.S.
Gay rights activists in Uganda have welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine for the position of assistant secretary of hea [...]
Despite police brutality, Uganda wants to host AIDS conference
Activists fighting against AIDS and for human rights in Uganda are pushing to reverse the decision to move next year's African AIDS conference out of [...]
Two Ugandan officials now risk arrest on charges of torturing LGBT youths
Arrest warrants have been issued against two Ugandan officials who repeatedly ignored orders to appear in court to answer charges of torturing LGBT yo [...]
Ugandan gay ally Sylvia Tamale: How to revive African ideals of social justice
It's time for Africans to shake off the lessons of colonialism and revive African ideals of social justice, Ugandan scholar and LGBTQI+ ally Dr. Sylv [...]
‘Kill the Gays’ bill author David Bahati wins primary election
David Bahati, the homophobic Ugandan member of parliament best known as the author of the 2014 bill that originally called for the death penalty for h [...]
Gay rights activists get Covid-19 protective supplies
Over 86 LGBTI and mainstream human rights organisations in Uganda have received supplies of Personal Protective Equipment from the human rights organi [...]