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Urgent Release. Statement on the shutdown of Sexual Minorities Uganda operations by the NGO bureau.
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An LGBTIQ Social Movement in Uganda. youtu.be/pvM7ob75P44
- We have scored victory today after High Court in Uganda has ordered reasonable access to the 19 LGBTIQ people who are on remand after their arrest at their shelter home in Kyengera. This now means they will have access to their lawyers & will be prepared for their bail hearing
- Happy new month, new week! and what better way to begin than to celebrate a win for the community! Congratulations @cleo_xulaye on the new national ID! A win for the community is a win for us all! 🌈💛💚💚
- Maya Angelou to Baldwin: A man had a Qn to you about homosexuality and you had a response to it, and I would like to hear it again and again. James Baldwin: I said it is a weary weary question. I said homosexual isn't a noun, it might be a verb, transitive.
00:00 - As a network of sexual minorities in Uganda, here is our collective statement regarding the recent Sexual Offences Bill passed by Parliament. If you need copies of the bill and committee report, don't hesitate to reach out. For now, the organising starts. #DareToLove
- Pray for the Ugandan #LGBTQ community.🇺🇬🏳️🌈 “For several months now. I have been a target of anti gay Witch-hunt. This is getting dangerous for my life and personal safety. The situation for the Ugandan LGBTQ Community is getting worse 🏳️🌈” @frankmugisha
- Happy Frigay, bringing this back because 🎶🎶"your bother could LGBTQ, your sister could be LGBTQ, its to be nice🎶🎶
00:00 - The LGBTQ community in Uganda stands united in solidarity with the LGBTQ siblings in Ethiopia. 🏳️🌈🌈✊🏽✊🏽
- Here is a little pick to our community after the Ugandan Parliament passing the Sexual Offences Bill criminalising same-sex relations. You are valid and continue to fight for, in the words of Maya Angelou, "the ability to dare, to challenge, despair and to dare to love."
00:00 - In other incredible news, although not 100% what LGBTIQ people need...Our neighbours Sudan have removed the death penalty as a punishment for homosexuality. We hope for decriminalisation of homosexuality in Sudan. 76crimes.com/2020/07/15/sud…
- Yesterday, Uganda Police raided an LGBTIQ shelter and arrested 44 members of our community. The continued use of COVID restrictions to violate the LGBTIQ+ rights in Uganda continues. #ReleaseThe44
- Death has robbed us of a comrade, a Transman in Kasese. Mr. Alexander Human the ED of Blessed Rwenzori Uganda a queer org in W. UG fainted yesterday, rushed to hospital but did not make it. We have lost a fierce, resilient and courageous organizer and fighter. Rest in power🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇬
- As we celebrate #IndependenceDay today, LGBTIQ people in Uganda remain held back by colonial laws. Sexual Minorities Uganda is committed to advocating for the liberation of LGBTIQ people in Uganda. #HappyIndependenceDay
