Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LGBTIQ community has also been affected in different ways. We have faced social, legal and economic challenges given homophobic attitudes and punitive laws in the country.

Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) a network of different organisations working and dealing with the rights of the LGBTIQ people in Uganda. It mainly does advocacy for LGBTIQ rights decided to conduct a survey to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the LGBTIQ community in Uganda and find out how best to handle the issues in the present and in the future.