Tag: Uganda
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Queer freedom is an unstoppable global trend
The last few years have witnessed an unnerving backlash against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in nearly 20 countries, including Russia, Morocco, Uganda, Iraq, Brunei, Syria, Nigeria and The Gambia.
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Asylum seeker want to prove that he is gay, Norway wants to throw him out now
Ugandan asylum seeker attempting to prove that he is gay, but the Norwegian police wants to send him back to Uganda before the verdict in the court case has been served.
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Peter Tatchell wins James Joyce Award 2016
Human rights and LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been named as winner of Ireland’s prestigious James Joyce Award 2016 and the recipient of an Honorary Fellowship from University College Dublin.
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Support Uganda’s First LGBTQ Themed Film Festival
Queer Kampala International Film Festival is the first ever and only LGBTQI themed film festival to open up in Uganda.
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NI : Peter Lynas stands proud together with Iran & Uganda against equality
Last weekend Peter Lynas, Director of Evangelical Alliance NI, was interviewed by Sky News about the same-sex marriage debate in Northern Ireland.
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HRC Strongly Condemns Ugandan Police Raid of LGBTQ Pride Event
Last Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, strongly condemned the police raid of a peaceful LGBTQ pride event in Kampala, the country’s capital. While events continue to unfold, police arrested several participants, including activists Frank Mugisha and Pepe Onziema of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).