Below is a 90-minute video of an event that took place on April 30, 2015 at the International Forum for Democratic Studies and titled “In the Shadows of Democracy: LGBTIQ Rights in Uganda.” SMUG Programme Director Pepe Julian Onziema spoke with Wade McMullen from The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Watch
Our very own Pepe Julian Onziema, Programme Director and Advocacy Officer of Sexual Minorities Uganda, is nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Talk Show Episode category! The talk show is, of course, Pepe’s appearance on Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver on HBO, in which he spoke about his work with SMUG and the situation
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What’s it like to be part of a Ugandan minority – of less than 20 – living as openly gay? Frank Mugisha agreed to answer The Guardian readers’ questions about his experiences. Link below. http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/mar/11/frank-mugisha-uganda-gay-lgbt-any-questions
New Year’s Message from Dr. Frank Mugisha, Executive Director SMUG – Sexual Minorities Uganda from Voices of the Abasiyazzi on Vimeo.
December 01, 2014 Kampala – Uganda On the commemoration of World AIDS Day, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a network of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex [LGBTI] joins the Ugandan health and human rights campaigners to call on the Government of Uganda, donor governments and all stakeholders to ensure access to HIV prevention and treatment
In November 2014, SMUG Programme Director Pepe Onziema was recognised as Stonewall’s hero of the year after battling anti-gay laws in the African nation despite threats to his life. Below is his acceptance speech. “Dear Ladies, Gentlemen and All non-conforming guests, I bring you greetings from my family, my colleagues at Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)
This article was originally published in The Guardian and can be accessed here. Uganda has hosted its first gay pride rally since a draconian anti-homosexuality law was overturned by the courts. Sandra Ntebi, organiser of the rally held on Saturday in Entebbe, 35km from the capital Kampala, said police had granted permission for the invitation-only “Uganda
This article was originally published in Mambaonline.com and can be accessed here. Described as akin to the mythical Hydra with many heads, the horrific Anti-Homosexuality Bill appears set to return to Uganda’s Parliament. According to the Daily Monitor, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanya, has received written notification from MPs David Bahati and Benson
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