#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈

An LGBTIQ Social Movement in Uganda.

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

Urgent Release. Statement on the shutdown of Sexual Minorities Uganda operations by the NGO bureau.

[Rightify Ghana @RightifyGhana]

Does Kenya have an election within the next year? These politicians are so predictable... 🙄

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

A British colonial-era gay sex ban is overturned in Trinidad and Tobago. The ruling could usher in similar challenges from other former colonies. https://t.co/ATnWt9u0Fa

[Kuchu Times Media Group | KTMG @KuchuTimes]

"I am not exactly what people think I am when they see me. The real me has no boobs."
First published in 2007, Victor Mukasa’s powerful essay A Belt for a Bra explores body dysphoria, binding, and the path to self-liberation.
Read more:
🔗 https://t.co/v9BQpKDQuY

[justice hunter 🇺🇬🇺🇸 @hillarytaylorvi]

today marks 1,249 days since uganda enacted the 2023 draconian anti-homosexuality act.

the longer the supreme court takes to schedule a hearing & ruling date of our petition, the more lgbtq+ rights are under attack on our watch!

#repealaha2023 || @smug2004
#standup4humanrights

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

Today is Intersex Awareness Day. 💛💜 Intersex people belong. Share to show your support.
#IntersexAwarenessDay #IntersexRights #Uganda #SMUG

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

It’s #SpiritDay! Go purple now to take a stand against bullying and to support LGBTQ youth. https://t.co/Axozaw16Po

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

Coming out is a personal decision. It belongs to each of us, on our own terms and in our own time. No one should be forced out, and no one should be outed. Out to everyone, out to a few, or not out at all, you are valid and you are enough.

#NationalComingOutDay #SMUG #Uganda

[Freedom and Roam Uganda @Far_Uganda]

In a world that seeks to dim our light, our joy is an act of resistance, a declaration of survival, and a victory of the human spirit.

With appreciation, we honour the beauty of our lives, our unapologetic visibility, the deep bonds that sustain us, and the networks of care, protection, and unconditional love we have built for ourselves.

We also recognise the profound strength found in our chosen families and allies, the reassuring hands that hold us, and the everyday acts of tenderness and support that create safe havens, mirror our true selves, and offer us a home where we are fully known and deeply cherished.

We are visible. We are powerful. We belong.

Today and every day, know that you are seen, you are valued, and you are never alone. Together, we continue to roam free, love deeply, and thrive.

#InternationalLesbianDay26
#LesbianJoy
#LesbianLove

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

This Lesbian Visibility Day, we celebrate women who love women — we celebrate both the women who are still finding the courage to live openly and those who are already able to love and live freely and visibly.

#LesbianVisibilityDay #WeAreHere #UgandaLGBTQ #SMUG

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

Happy Bisexual Visibility Day

To every bi person who's been told to pick a side — you don't have to. You're not "half gay." You're whole, exactly as you are.
Today and every day: we see you, we love you, you are valid.

#BiVisibilityDay #SMUG #SeenLovedValid

[Frank Mugisha @frankmugisha]

X just notified me that my account is legally banned in Türkiye for supporting LGBTQ+ rights. This state censorship is unjust, platforming equality is not a crime. Stand with Türkiye's LGBTQ+ community. 🏳️‍🌈🇹🇷.

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

Our Executive Director, Frank Mugisha, has received the
2026 Inamori Ethics Prize!

Awarded annually since 2008 by the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University, the prize honors international leaders whose actions have profoundly improved the human condition - leadership rooted not in fame, but in service.

Frank now joins a distinguished line of honorees, including fellow African leaders Beatrice Mtetwa of Zimbabwe and Dr. Denis Mukwege of the DRC. This recognition reflects decades of courageous leadership — building the grassroots movement and advancing human rights across our region and beyond.

We're proud to celebrate this moment with him.

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

World Suicide prevention Day

No one should have to carry it alone. 🫂🏳️‍🌈
Today, and every day, we choose connection over silence, and community over stigma. Check in on each other. You matter. You are not alone.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #LGBTQUganda #SMUG #YouAreNotAlone

[Attitude Magazine @AttitudeMag]

Netherlands’ Prime Minister Rob Jetten says his first love gave him the courage to come out as gay (EXCLUSIVE)
https://t.co/yQ366bk4uA

[Rightify Ghana @RightifyGhana]

“We do not support criminalisation” — Anglican Archbishop says LGBTQ+ people are not new to Ghana and are loved by God

The Primate of West Africa and Bishop of Asante-Mampong, the Most Revd Dr Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, has said the Anglican Church does not support the criminalisation of gay persons, while maintaining the Church’s traditional teaching on sex and gender.

Speaking in an interview with the BBC released on August 14, 2026, Archbishop Ben-Smith said LGBTQ+ people have long been part of Ghanaian society and “have never been a problem.”

“Our point in our province is very clear: we do not support the criminalisation of gay persons,” he said.

He acknowledged that criminalisation is part of Ghana’s current legal framework but stressed that the Church does not support people being criminalised because of their sexual orientation.

“We believe that God created male and female, so the Anglican Church is more traditional, if you like. So we hold on to the traditional view,” he said.

At the same time, Archbishop Ben-Smith emphasised that LGBTQ+ people are “all children of God” and that “God loves them.”

He also pointed to traditional Ghanaian cultural views on same-sex relationships, saying that these have historically been opposed to homosexuality.

However, he noted that LGBTQ+ people are not a new phenomenon in Ghana.

“The whole concept of people with LGBT people, it's not new here. They have lived in this country for a long time, and we've lived with them. They've never been a problem,” he said.

He reiterated that the Anglican Church’s position is clear: while it maintains its traditional teaching, it does not support the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people.

[Kuchu Times Media Group | KTMG @KuchuTimes]

In our latest interview, we sit down with activists Hillary @hillarytaylorvi (Uganda) and Ninga (Kenya) to discuss love, liberation, and building a future together as a queer power couple in East Africa. 🏳️‍🌈✨

Read the full conversation here: https://t.co/v5VzoKMPRl

[The Advocate @TheAdvocateMag]

The beloved singer and humanitarian has championed LGBTQ+ equality her entire career. https://t.co/zvWRWrqxZD

[Freedom and Roam Uganda @Far_Uganda]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications are now open for the inaugural Mentorship Masterclass for Leaders and Activists.

Are you a leader or activist looking to strengthen your knowledge, build practical skills, and grow your impact? This mentorship masterclass is designed to equip emerging and experienced leaders with the tools, guidance, and peer learning needed to strengthen their work and organizations.

Participants will apply to join one of four specialized learning tracks:
* Programming
* Finance
* Communications
* Governance

Each track offers practical learning, mentorship from experienced professionals, and opportunities to connect with fellow leaders and activists committed to creating change.

Spaces are limited. We encourage interested applicants to apply early.

Click here to apply: https://t.co/sGIjHa7Bpa

Invest in your leadership. Build your skills. Strengthen your impact.

[#SAYNOTOHOMOPHOBIA | SMUG🏳️‍🌈 @SMUG2004]

The Bishop lived a life that demonstrated the profound difference one person can make when guided by faith and compassion. When LGBTQ+ Ugandans were rejected, criminalized, and vili-fied, Bishop Christopher chose not silence or safety, but love.

https://t.co/ai9GBC0Fyp

[justice hunter 🇺🇬🇺🇸 @hillarytaylorvi]

bishop christopher senyonjo on lgbtq+ rights in uganda.

rest in power bishop ✊🏾🕊️

🎥 @amnestyusa