Ugandan activists welcome new UNAIDS leader, Ugandan Winnie Byanyima
Gay rights activists in Uganda have welcomed the appointment of Ms Winifred ‘Winnie’ Karagwa Byanyima, a Ugandan national,…
Petition to Uganda: Let us celebrate Pride peacefully
Ugandan activists are seeking international support for a petition to Simon Lokodo, the homophobic Minister of Ethics and…
Report: How Ugandan clinics spurn LGBT patients
A new report from the LGBT coalition Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) exposes the effects of discrimination that gender…
Uganda: Why Val Kalende ‘renounced lesbianism’
Longtime Ugandan activist Kikonyogo Kivumbi explores the background of former activist Val Kalende’s decision to turn away from…
Homophobe of the Week: ‘That Guy’
The dishonor of being named Homophobe of the Week goes to “That Guy” — the figure on the…
Uganda: Protests greet shutdown of LGBTI rights event
“We will not be intimidated,” Ugandan LGBTI leader Frank Mugisha said in response to the May 17 shutdown…
Uganda AIDS conference is delayed, not dead
Despite opposition from homophobic Ugandan politicians, anti-AIDS activists are still making plans to hold a conference about how…
Anti-gay pastor Scott Lively on the ballot for governor
Notoriously homophobic Pastor Scott Lively last weekend won a spot on the ballot in the upcoming Republican Party…
Fear of homosexuals scuttles Uganda AIDS conference
A planned conference in Uganda about reining in the country’s AIDS epidemic has been delayed and may be…
Activists to UNAIDS boss: Help LGBT Ugandans fight HIV
Ugandan HIV activists have asked visiting UNAIDS Global Executive Director Michel Sidibe to urge President Yoweri Museveni and…