Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) paid a visit to the new Children Of The Sun (COSF) community clinic. According to the COSF Executive Director Henry Mukiibi, the clinic is open to both LGBTIQ people and other members of the community. He informed us that the clinic has been verified by the division as a community health
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Knowing and using people’s preferred gender pronouns is one step towards building a happier community, this is why Sexual Minorities Uganda has delved into a conversation about Gender Non-Conforming people in a bid to shed light on who they are. Discrimination of Gender Non-Conforming(GNC) people who do not identify as exclusively male or female, occurs in religious, social, legal, medical
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) people in Uganda continue to face discrimination in different ways especially in health care settings. This is why it is important that the health system is brought on board to provide friendly services to LGBTIQ people. While speaking during the Know Your Rights Eastern Region community dialogue
The COVID-19 pandemic has no doubt presented an unprecedented condition that has affected and crippled the operation of businesses, offices, industries, travel, closure of airspace, and borders world over forcing governments to put in place extra preventive measures in-country to reduce the spread of the pandemic. The President’s address[1] prohibited people to people interactions and
Background; Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) through the REAct Project under Safety and Protection Department working with Research & Documentation and Linking Learning Department runs the KNOW YOUR RIGHTS program. The Know your Rights Program is an initiative that started about three-four years ago against the need and background to equip LGBTI organization leaders and community
During the COVID-19 lockdown, some LGBTIQ people in Uganda had to go back to their homes quarantine with their immediate family. This meant less personal and digital space. Due to the lockdown, Sexual Minorities has received cases where some LGBTIQ people in Uganda have had their digital space compromised which has led to unintentional outings
Sexual Minorities Uganda-SMUG joined Right Here Right Now Uganda-RHRN for a webinar aimed at addressing the issues faced by the LGBTIQ community because of COVID-19. The discussion was moderated by the SMUG Research and Documentation Officer Richard Lusimbo who guided the panel to put across pertinent issues. They were joined by community members and allies who
Today Sexual Minorities Uganda has joined the rest of the world to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day. On this day, we have chosen highlight the lived realities of some LBQ women in Uganda. These brave women have let us into their lives and are letting us know that despite the pandemic, they are determined to remain
There is a new normal in town, and it is called COVID-19. Everything from our daily routines, our finances, our shopping habits, our living arrangements, our social interactions and now also our exercise routines have changed. Also our sex lives! But probably not our sexual desires… While this new normal may be a time of
Sexual Minorities Uganda joined Icebreakers Uganda this afternoon for an enlightening online conversation about how to cope with homophobic family members during this COVID-19 lock down. Due to the COVID-19 lock down, many LGBTIQ people have had to go back to their homes where they are faced with homophobia. Dr Frank Mugisha the Executive Director