Uganda

Watch: Ugandan LGBT Activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Wins Major Human Rights Award

Andy Towle May 3, 2011

Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, founder and executive director of LGBT rights group Freedom and Roam Uganda, has been given a major human rights … [Read more...] about Watch: Ugandan LGBT Activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Wins Major Human Rights Award

Andy Towle April 10, 2011

A gay man living in San Diego is fighting deportation to Uganda, 10News reports: In a picture obtained by 10News, a smiling Joseph Bokombe stands … [Read more...] about Gay Man Fights Deportation to Uganda

Andy Towle April 7, 2011

Here's a trailer for a fascinating-looking documentary on the oppression of gays in Uganda looking for funding on Kickstarter. Call Me Kuchu … [Read more...] about Watch: Documentary on Struggle of Gays in Uganda

Andy Towle March 25, 2011

Box Turtle Bulletin points us to a Ugandan news report which indicates that Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, aka the "kill the gays" … [Read more...] about Ugandan Parliament May Shelve ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill; Could Transfer Provisions to ‘Sexual Offenses’ Bill

Andy Towle March 18, 2011

It's back. Box Turtle Bulletin notes a report from Ugandan media that the "kill the gays" bill is coming up for debate next week: The … [Read more...] about Ugandan Parliament to Address ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill Next Week

Andy Towle February 17, 2011

A Wikileaks cable reveals U.S. concerns about the heightened atmosphere of homophobia in Uganda, particularly as it related to the "kill the … [Read more...] about Wikileaks Cable Reveals Ugandan Mockery of Activist David Kato, Diplomatic Efforts to Fight ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill

Andy Towle February 17, 2011

Prossy Kakooka, a Ugandan lesbian who was granted asylum in the UK, speaks about her experience: A lot happened to me in Uganda before I came to seek … [Read more...] about Ugandan Lesbian, Granted Asylum in UK, Speaks of Hope for Others After David Kato’s Death

Steve Pep February 13, 2011

As reported earlier this week, British radio DJ Scott Mills visited Uganda recently to film a documentary about homosexuality in Uganda called The … [Read more...] about Watch: Clips From BBC Documentary on Gays In Uganda

Andrew Belonsky February 11, 2011

British radio DJ Scott Mills recently had a frightening run-in with Uganda's homophobic government.In the country to film an upcoming BBC 3 … [Read more...] about Gay Radio Host Makes Narrow Escape In Uganda

Andy Towle February 7, 2011

Maddow's segment on slain Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato aired on Friday night but we didn't get a chance to post over the weekend.Watch, AFTER THE … [Read more...] about Watch: Kato’s Death Pushes Ugandan Gays Deeper into Hiding