Press Statement For Immediate Release: 17thMay 2019 Sexual Minorities Uganda and Chapter Four Uganda had today organized an event to commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). At around 1pm, an hour before the event was scheduled to start, ten police officers from Jinja road Police station came to Chapter Four premises and
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Sexual Minorities Uganda-SMUG joined other Key Population human rights organization to observe Easter celebrations in Kampala Uganda. The event that was held under tight LGBTIQ led security was aimed at having a small group of LGBTIQ people in Uganda get together and have a small celebration before those who can, got a chance to visit
Sexual Minorities Uganda-SMUG joined Freedom and Roam Uganda-FARUG to celebrate the annual International Women’s Day on 8th March 2019 with the theme “Balance for Better.” Despite the security threats faced that forced us to move the celebration to another venue, the event that was to begin at 4pm was delayed by two hours, fortunately by
Sexual Minorities Uganda and a group of Human rights defenders under the Right Here Right Now consortium met to discuss how we can safety while doing advocacy work. Some people aired out their concerns while others gave recommendations about what would be done to ensure the security of Human Rights Defenders especially those working with
This is the “People’s Voice” – containing Uganda’s community priorities and recommendations for PEPFAR for the Country Operational Plan 2019. The recommendations have been developed by people living with HIV and health activists using information gathered in February 2019 during community consultations and additionally through facility monitoring carried out at seven PEPFAR supported sites in
Sexual Minorities Uganda Executive Director Dr Frank Mugisha received the first ever Paul Cottingham Trust Award on behalf of the Late David Kato. The annual award is meant to appreciate an individual or a group of people making a real difference for their communities. While accepting the award Frank said he was honored. David Kato
Sexual Minorities Uganda held a dialogue with Health Care providers in Western Uganda in a bid to sensitize them on the needs of lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans-women in Uganda. The project that begun in January 2019 is sponsored by CFLI and is aimed at addressing the health needs for LBQT women that have for
The speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanya has moved that the Sexual Offences Bill be withdrawn and re-drafted to include the newly proposed amendments. This after Kumi woman MP Monica Amoding attempted to read the new amendments of the bill on the floor of Parliament. Jacob Oulanya said it would not be easy to process the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer-LGBTIQ people in Uganda are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer because they are more likely to engage specific behaviors that increase their likelihood developing cancer. These could be sexual practices and social behavior like alcohol and cigarette consumption. The most prominent types of cancer that
In the coming months, SMUG will be rolling out the #LBThealth campaign. The campaign will focus on the specific health concerns, needs, and challenges of the lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. As focus on LGBTI health often centers on men who have sex with men (MSM), it is the intention of the campaign to shift