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An LGBTQ Social Movement in Uganda. Since 2004 | Justice & Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex & Queer in Uganda | Advocacy | Research | Capacity | Safety & Protection
Elections 2026: protecting the rights and dignity of Uganda's minority groups.
Among these are the daily struggles faced by minority Ugandans, including LGBTQ individuals, who continue to bear the brunt of exclusion and discrimination under the current legal environment.
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This year’s theme, “Access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies,” reminds us that mental health care is a right, not a privilege.
To all LGBTQ+ community members navigating mental distress from discrimination to economic hardship and violence. You are not alone. 💚
✨ UGALEF 2025 – Coming Soon ✨
The wait is almost over! 🚨
This year we gather under the powerful theme: “Resisting, Reimagining, and Organizing: Building Autonomous Resourcing & Sustaining Our Struggles on Our Own Terms.”
💡 A space to challenge.
🔥 A space to dream.
🌍 A space to build together.
Today we celebrate all Bisexuals. You are visible, you are loved—this is your day. 💖💜💙 #BiVisibilityDay
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Burkina Faso’s Parliament passed a law on 2nd September 2025, first approved by President Ibrahim Traoré in July 2024.
Offenders now face 2–5 years in prison and fines for “promoting homosexuality.”
We stand in solidarity with queer people in Burkina Faso.
This brings us to a broader, urgent point: Uganda desperately needs needs comprehensive sexuality education. Adolescents are growing up in a world where they encounter conflicting messages from peers, media, and society, often without reliable guidance.
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Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day 💜💜
A day to affirm, celebrate and uplift those living beyond the gender binary..
“To all non-binary people in Uganda — you are not alone. You are loved. You are powerful. You belong.”
Great News!
UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) will now be able to continue the work for three more years.
Coming soon….
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#StillUgandan
#StillGay
Why celebrating pride is important.
Pride is awareness, Pride is resilience, it's simply expressing and existing together as a community.
It's solidarity for many people who can't celebrate or march.
Pride means refusing to be erased and choosing to simply be who you are.
#pridemonth #Igbtq #pride
Living in a country with laws that violate our human rights is a huge challenge. Cheers to everyone still standing, still fighting for a better place to live.
04.06.2025 05:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Pride Month! 🌈🏳️🌈
May this month be filled with love, joy, compassion, and a celebration of our vibrant, diverse community.
Happy #IDAHOBIT 2025
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This #IDAHOBIT2025, we celebrate the unstoppable Power of Communities.
#SMUGUganda. #IDAHOBIT
Checkout this uplifting article, featuring #LGBT rights defenders, Rosanna Flamer-Caldera of @equalgroundsl.bsky.social and Frank Mugisha of @smug2004.bsky.social and their stories of resilience: globalvoices.org/2025/04/24/f...
06.05.2025 10:51 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day
Sending love and light to all the incredible lesbians out there — today and every day.
👩❤️💋👩💕💗
Happy Easter to you all! May this day bring gentle moments, peace joy, and the warmth of love from those dearest to you.
20.04.2025 06:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pepe spoke at Univ. of Paris-Nanterre on April 10, invited by ADUH & STOP Homophobie. He addressed LGBTQ+ criminalization & urged centering queer voices in legal work. Cited SMUG v. Lively case & was proud SRT reports he coordinates were referenced by scholars & advocates.
17.04.2025 08:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mr. Jean-Marc Berthon, the French Ambassador for the Rights of LGBT+ People, has met with Programs Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, Mr. Pepe Julian Onziema, in Paris, France to reiterate France’s commitment to equality for sexual and gender minorities.
09.04.2025 12:39 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Transgender day of Visibility is a time to celebrate the journey of transgender community, honor the leaders who have been vocal in advocating for trans visibility and equality, and recognize the progress made while acknowledging the work that still lies ahead.
Happy Trans Day of visibility
#TDoV
Uganda | Human rights lawyer Godiva Akullo wins the 2025 David Kato Award for fearless LGBTQ+ advocacy. Once behind the scenes, now boldly public—because dignity, rights, and equality aren't up for debate, no matter how loud the haters scream.
28.03.2025 12:03 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Strength in leadership, power in unity. Honoring LGBTQ leaders making an impact every day! 💪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
19.03.2025 10:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0observer.ug/news/activis...
Human rights lawyer Godiva is not new in the activism community, especially in fighting for the rights of sexual minorities. They have always operated under the radar, but over the past few years, they amplified their activism from the boardroom into the public domain.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re calling for bold action to #AccelerateAction! Marginalized women continue to fight tirelessly for equality and inclusion. Today, we amplify voices and break barriers. We celebrate all marginalized women who have fought for equality and inclusion.Happy Women’s Day!
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Today, we celebrate 21 years of existence! Here’s to many more years of advocating for equality, inclusion, and justice for all LGBTQ people in Uganda.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
03.03.2025 06:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today, on #ZeroDiscriminationDay, we stand for a world where everyone is treated with dignity, respect, and equality. Let’s continue breaking barriers and creating a world where diversity is celebrated, respected. ✊
#zerodiscriminationday
The DICs were established to provide safe access to healthcare (HIV/ Aids and tuberculosis) for LGBTQ individuals, encourage health-seeking behavior within hard-to-reach communities, and mitigate stigma and discrimination in government and some private health facilities.
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A new study has found high levels of intolerance and ignorance towards the asexual community among young people, and conclude that the community is facing prejudice at greater levels than most other groups in society. 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/asexual-peop...
This energy.
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