In a country where homosexuality is criminalized, Jacqueline Kasha, a courageous Ugandan activist, has founded Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), a lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex rights organization. In 2011, she was awarded the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. In 2013 she was awarded the Nuremberg International Human Rights Award for her continuous LGBTI activism. In May last year, the Ugandan parliament passed one of the most draconian laws against homosexuality, a law that imposes a punishment of life imprisonment for same-sex sexual acts, and up to 10 years behind bars for attempted same-sex sexual acts. It also imposed the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” and criminalizes the “promotion” of homosexuality, a provision that encourages homophobia. In this Q&A, Jacqueline, who is currently in the USA recovering from surgery, talks about the impact the law is having on her community, how she stays safe in the face of homophobia and what steps she wants to see President Yoweri Museveni take to better protect LGBTI people in Uganda.