The Ugandan Tabloid That Stole Our Pride
In 2012, I was living and working at a nonprofit in rural Uganda, far away from my friends at home. As a single gay man, I longed for community. I contacted Frank Mugisha, the executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, an umbrella organization for gay rights groups, after reading an opinion essay he wrote. Through Frank, I met Richard Lusimbo, the nonprofit’s research manager, and then others in the vibrant L.G.B.T. community in Uganda.
They are among the few public faces for many people in the country who must remain hidden and are slow to trust strangers. I was deeply touched when Pepe Onziema, the program director for Sexual Minorities Uganda, told me he had dropped his guard with me.… Seguir leyendo »