BBC lists Ugandan lesbian activist among world’s 100 inspiring and influential women

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Kasha Nabagesera ‘has made a profound impact campaigning against LGBTQ+ stigma’

Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera (Photo courtesy of the BBC)

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has named Ugandan LGBTQ+ rights activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera to its list of this year’s “100 inspiring and influential women from around the world”.

The list also included: “stranded astronaut Sunita Williams, rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, actress Sharon Stone, Olympic athletes Rebeca Andrade and Allyson Felix, singer Raye, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad, visual artist Tracey Emin, climate campaigner Adenike Oladosu and writer Cristina Rivera Garza”.

The BBC said about Nabagesera:

Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, Uganda
Diversity and inclusion campaigner

Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda, punishable by prison sentences – and LGBTQ+ advocate Kasha Nabagesera is fighting to change these repressive laws.

As an openly gay woman, she has made a profound impact campaigning against LGBTQ+ stigma across Africa.

Nabagesera has successfully sued newspapers and the Ugandan government for anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric: she has twice challenged anti-homosexuality laws in Ugandan courts and is currently challenging a 2023 act.

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Her academic journey includes a business degree from Nkumba University in Uganda, a fellowship from Stanford University, and contributions to diversity initiatives at high-level forums such as the UN, the European Parliament, and the African Commission.