Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba fights in the face of constant threats

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11/13/2024

Ugandan activist Clare Byarugaba told a packed audience in New York that she is not giving up the fight against anti-LGBTIQ laws despite constant threats against her, while she accepted the William D. Zabel Human Rights Award for her advocacy for LGBTIQ rights. Despite being born in a country that she says she loves but doesn’t love her back, she will keep fighting so that those who come after her can have a softer landing.

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