Meet the activist taking on Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ laws

04/15/2023

Frank Mugisha, Uganda’s most prominent LGBTQ rights activist, could face jail time after a new the bill is signed into law that would criminalize even identifying as LGBTQ. Olivia Chan has more.

Regions: Africa, Uganda

Issues: Culture Religion and Politics, Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights

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South Africans launch new group to unleash continent’s “pink economy”

12/24/2024

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