Former Rev Fr Simon Lokodo Uganda’s Minister for Ethics and Integrity has today emphasized government’s commitment to continue to condone homosexuality in the country. While addressing press at the government media center Lokodo said “The government of Uganda will continue to condone promotion any form of LGBTI lifestyle.” “We wish to emphasize that whereas the
On the 4th of August 2016, Uganda Police raided and shut down an event organized by the LGBT community as part of Pride Week Celebrations at Club Venom in Kabalagala. The event which was a beauty pageant was held to crown Mr and Mrs Pride. Uganda Police Force raided the event arresting SMUG ED Dr
(KAMPALA) On August 4, on the third night of a week of Ugandan LGBTI Pride celebrations, a vibrant pageant underway at Kampala’s Club Venom to crown Mr/Ms/Mx Uganda was brutally and unlawfully raided by the Uganda police, starting at approximately 10:45 PM. Police claimed that they had been told a “gay wedding” was taking place and that
Alina Talent in collaboration with Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF first division have launched a campaign code named ‘Soldiers for Life’ was launched on Friday afternoon in Wakiso District. The one year campaign is aimed at preventing secondary school students from contracting the HIV virus through abstinence. Speaking at the function, the UPDF Chief Political Commissar
Sexual Minorities Uganda – SMUG today joins the family and friends of Austin Bryan as he celebrates his 21st Birthday. Austin spent a whole year starting from June 2015 – June 2016 as a Research Intern in the Department of Research and Documentation at SMUG. Working closely with the Research and Documentation Officer Austin was
Sexual Minorities Uganda-SMUG congratulates Moslems as they celebrate Eid-El-Fitri today. May the day bless you all with a renewed spirit of love and oneness through its unmatched message of self-discipline, sacrifice and charity as has been in the month of Ramadhan. Today Sexual Minorities Uganda celebrates all Muslim human rights defenders that help us with
Today, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released three independent expert reports submitted in conjunction with SMUG’s lawsuit against the U.S.-based anti-gay extremist Scott Lively charging him with conspiring to persecute the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community in Uganda. Said SMUG Executive Director Frank Mugisha, “These
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) today joins the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia –IDAHOBIT with the theme: “Tell Your Story, Inspire Others.” Today we talk about impact of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia on LGBT individual’s mental health and the misconception that Africans do not suffer from depression,
The number of men seeking medical circumcision services has declined following a requirement by the health ministry for all men to undergo tetanus vaccination before the procedure is executed. Dr Denis Bbaale, the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision coordinator at Infectious Diseases Institute says that although vaccination is necessary for protection of men against tetanus, its