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[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

She wakes up every day knowing the world was not built for her. And she steps into it anyway.

In a small rural community in Uganda, being transgender isn't just an identity. It's a daily negotiation. Which health facility might actually treat you with dignity, and which will turn you away? Whether today is a day your community feels safe, or one where you keep your head down. What it costs to carry a dream when the systems around you are designed to interrupt it.

And still she persists. They persist. We persist.
Today is Trans Day of Visibility. We are not here for symbolic visibility. Not the kind that lives in hashtags and organisational statements and dies by midnight.

For many transgender and gender-diverse people in rural Uganda, visibility comes with real risk. Being seen is not always safe. What we need, what we are demanding, is not just to be seen. It is to be protected. Included. Respected.

At TYI-Uganda, we see this every day. The resilience. The strength. But also the gaps in healthcare, in livelihoods, in justice that keep failing our communities.

So today, we shift:
From visibility to accountability. From recognition to rights. From survival to dignity.

Rural trans people are human, not in theory. In lived reality. Our identities are valid. Our rights are non-negotiable.

Until dignity, safety, healthcare, livelihoods, and justice reach everyone, our work is not done.

Our existence is not up for debate. It is resistance. It is power. It is true.
#TransDayOfVisibility #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransLives #InclusionForAll #TYIUganda

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

Transphobia is not an opinion. It is harmful. It is violence. It is systemic exclusion.

On this Trans Day of Visibility, we are not just celebrating presence; we are confronting a reality.
Across Uganda, trans and gender-diverse people continue to face: Criminalization and state-backed discrimination, Barriers to healthcare, education, and livelihoods, Violence, displacement, and erasure.

Let’s be clear: Trans people are not dangerous. Transphobia is.

Visibility without protection is not enough. Recognition without rights is not justice.

At the Uganda National Trans Forum, we are calling for:

Accountability for violence and discrimination

Inclusion in national health and development systems

Protection of the dignity, safety, and rights of trans and gender-diverse people

This is not just about being seen. This is about being safe, being heard, and being respected.

Our existence is not up for debate. It is a fact. It is resistance. It is power.

#TransDayOfVisibility
#EndTransphobia
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ProtectTransLives
#UNTF

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

Today is #WorldTBDay and we believe it: Yes! We can end TB. ✊🏾

TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease but communities on the frontlines are changing that.

Ending TB means reaching everyone including rural trans and gender-diverse communities who are too often left behind in health responses.
Communities at the centre. Always.

#TransHealth #WorldTBDay #EndTB #YesWeCanEndTB

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

The State of Trans SRHR in Uganda 2026 Conference Day 1 | Community Building Day — “Knowing Ourselves.”

Before we faced the stakeholders, we faced each other.

On March 4, trans and gender-diverse people from Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern Uganda gathered in a closed, safe space for the first time to map our health realities across HIV, TB, malaria, and SRHR.

We mapped what happens when a trans person walks into a health facility in every region of this country. We explored the barriers disease by disease, region by region. We shared models that are already effective in our communities. And in the Storytelling Circle, some of us shared experiences we had never spoken aloud in a public space before.

By the end of the day, we had reached a consensus. We agreed on our priority asks to the Ministry of Health, what we are prepared to contribute, and selected community presenters to carry our evidence into the stakeholder room the next morning.

Day 1 was the foundation.

“This conference was the first time in Uganda that trans and gender-diverse people from every region sat in one room, documented our health realities, and presented that evidence directly to the people who run the programmes that are supposed to serve us. That has never happened before. We have never had a national platform to say: this is what HIV access looks like for us, this is what TB looks like, this is what malaria looks like, this is what SRHR looks like. Now we do. And it was built entirely by the community — our evidence, our voices, our asks.”

— Nana Millers, Executive Director, TYI-Uganda

This work is implemented under the Gender Equality Fund, an initiative established by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in partnership with GSK and ViiV Healthcare to support gender-transformative and community-led health responses.

#TransHealthUganda #TransSRHR #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #TransRightsAreHealthRights #95-95-95 #GlobalFund #CommunityLed #TYIUganda

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

Last week, we made history. TYI-Uganda, in collaboration with @transforumug and @UKPC_UG hosted THE STATE OF TRANS SRHR IN UGANDA 2026, the first national conference in Uganda to address trans health across HIV, TB, malaria, and SRHR. 4–5 March | Kampala
Trans and gender-diverse people from all four regions of Uganda came together to document health barriers, share what’s working, and build consensus on what we need from the health system. Our evidence. Our voices. Our asks.

On Day 2, we presented our findings directly to UNAIDS, Ministry of Health program leads, TASO Uganda, HRAPF, and development partners.

For the first time, trans and gender-diverse communities sat at the table with the program leaders and spoke with one voice.

What we produced:

• The first community-generated evidence base on trans health in Uganda
• Regional findings from Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern Uganda
• Priority recommendations to MoH across HIV, TB, malaria, and SRHR
• A Community Position Paper (coming soon)

There is no disaggregated data on trans health in Uganda. Not in HIV, not in TB, and not in malaria.That changes now.

Thank you to our partners: @UKPC_UG @hrapf_uganda, Ark Wellness Hub, Ice Breakers Uganda, Alive Medical Services,UHAI-EASHRI, LINK Partners, and every trans and gender-diverse institution that showed up.

And to every trans and gender-diverse person who shared their story, you are the reason this exists. This is not the end; it is the beginning. Follow-up is in progress. The Community Position Paper will be released within four weeks. Accountability reviews will occur at 1, 3, and 6 months.

This work is implemented under the Gender Equality Fund, an initiative established by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in partnership with GSK and ViiVHealthcare to support gender-transformative and community-led health responses.

Nothing about us, without us.

#TransHealthUganda #TransSRHR #95-95-95 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #GlobalFund #TransRightsAreHealthRights

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

Today, on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we speak clearly and without apology.

In Uganda, rural trans and gender-diverse sex workers are facing targeted and escalating violence, physical attacks, sexual abuse, arbitrary arrests, extortion, forced evictions, blackmail, and denial of healthcare and justice.

This violence is not random. It is produced by criminalization, transphobia,whorephobia, stigma, and state neglect, creating conditions where abuse is normalized and survivors are silenced.

Let us be clear: this is a human rights crisis.

Rural trans and gender-diverse sex workers are workers. They are community members. They are rights holders. Their lives matter.

Ending violence requires more than statements of concern. It demands decriminalization, protection, accountability, access to justice without fear, and gender-affirming, stigma-free healthcare.

Nothing about us without us.

We stand with trans and gender-diverse sex workers across Uganda. We honor those we have lost. And we commit collectively to fighting for safety, dignity, and bodily autonomy.

Protect trans lives. Center sex workers. End violence now.

#EndViolenceAgainstSexWorkers #ProtectTransSexWorkersUG #SexWorkersRightsAreHumanRights #TransLivesMatter

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

AIDS is not over for rural transgender and gender diverse youth communities.

In 2025, sudden global funding cuts disrupted HIV prevention for millions, hitting rural transgender women, transgender sex workers & rural key populations the hardest.

We cannot end AIDS while the most affected are the first to lose services.

Trans-led HIV programmes are lifelines.
Fund them. Protect them. Expand them.
40M+ people living with HIV
10M still waiting for treatment
1.3M new infections in 2024

On #WorldAIDSDay2025, we demand:
➡️ Re-invest in prevention
➡️ Fund trans-led responses
➡️ End punitive laws
➡️ Center community leadership

AIDS is not over, but with real commitment, it can be.

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

As we close Trans Awareness Month, let’s keep it simple and uncompromising:

Trans people are not the cause of anyone’s problems, but we live every day with the consequences of stigma, misinformation, and institutional violence.

This month has reminded us that visibility is a strategic act of resistance in a climate where our lives are politicized, scrutinized, and weaponized. And yet, we continue to show up, organise, lead, build community, and transform systems that were never designed for us.

Here’s to every rural trans and gender-diverse person in Uganda and beyond who continues to rise, resist, and redefine what is possible.

We see you. We honour you. We move forward together.

#TransAwarenessMonth #TransAwarenessWeek #InclusionForAll #TYIUganda #OurExistenceIsResistance

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

Transgender Day of Remembrance | November 20th

Today, we honour the lives of our transgender and gender-diverse siblings whose light was stolen by violence, hate, and systemic erasure.

We remember every name, every story, every journey. We hold space for the families, communities, and movements forever changed by this loss.

In a year defined by heightened hostility and shrinking civic space, our remembrance becomes an act of resistance. It is a call to safeguard the living, to build power, and to demand a Uganda and a world where every trans person can exist, thrive, and be protected without fear.

As we mark TDOR 2025, we recommit to fighting for justice, visibility, and dignity for all transgender and gender-diverse people in Uganda.

We remember. We resist. We rise.

#TDOR2025 #UgandaTransForum #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SayTheirNames

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025

Today, we stand in solemn remembrance of every trans and gender-diverse life stolen by transphobic violence. Each year, this day confronts us with a devastating truth: the world continues to fail our communities.

According to @TGEUorg Trans Murder Monitoring, hundreds of our siblings have been murdered simply for daring to exist. Behind each number is a story interrupted, a life full of dreams, laughter, ambition, and love.

In Uganda, this day carries even deeper weight. The hostile political climate, the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, and the intensifying social violence have pushed rural trans and gender-diverse communities into unprecedented danger. Yet even in the face of these realities, our resilience endures. We mourn, but we also resist. We remember, and we recommit.

Trans Day of Remembrance is a memorial and a call to action. A call to dismantle the structures that enable hatred. A call to defend trans lives with urgency, courage, and collective purpose. And a call to honor those we have lost by fighting fiercely for the safety of those still here.

At TYI-Uganda, we reaffirm our commitment to building a Uganda where trans and gender-diverse people can live, dream, and thrive without fear. We carry forward the names, the stories, and the unfinished futures of our fallen siblings. Their light guides our work, fuels our advocacy, and strengthens our resolve.

We remember them.
We honour them.
We fight for the living.

#TransDayOfRemembrance #TDoR2025 #ProtectTransLives #TYIUganda

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

It’s Trans Awareness Week!

From 13th–19th November 2025, the Uganda National Trans Forum (UNTF) proudly launches a nationwide campaign dubbed “This Is Me” a powerful celebration of authenticity, resilience, and pride.

At a time when trans and gender-diverse Ugandans face erasure, discrimination, and fear, this campaign reclaims visibility as resistance.

“This Is Me” amplifies voices and stories that remind the world that trans people are not invisible we are here, we belong, and we are part of Uganda’s story.

Throughout this week, we’ll share powerful stories, portraits, and reflections that showcase courage, joy, and the strength of our community.

Because being seen is an act of defiance.
Because visibility saves lives.
Because this is us unapologetic, visible, and unbroken.

Join the movement. Celebrate with us.
#ThisIsMeUG | #TransAwarenessWeek2025 | #TransRightsAreHumanRights

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

Against fear, we built. Against silence, we spoke. Against oppression, we forged forward.

A story of resilience, movement-building, and collective power in the face of adversity. ✊🏾

— Forging Forward in Resistance

Explore our journey in the 2024 Annual Report: https://t.co/CuWmC1xR4A

#UNTF2024 #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransLeadership #UgandaTransForum

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 3𝙧𝙙 𝙐𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙪𝙢.

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧, 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧-𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙐𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮: 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙮, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

𝙒𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩. 𝙒𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮. 𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙩, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨, 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚:
* 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣
* 𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
* 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚
* 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧-𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙟𝙤𝙮, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙘, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

#3𝙧𝙙𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙪𝙢 #𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙅𝙤𝙮 #𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 #𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 #𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙐𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 #𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚

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[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

🏳️‍⚧️ WHO WE ARE: UNTF is a national coordinating body for a resilient trans & gender-diverse movement in Uganda. We drive movement building, legal advocacy, leadership development and public education so all trans and gender diverse people live freely, safely & with dignity.

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

International Youth Day 2025

Today, we honour the courage, creativity, and leadership of young people everywhere, especially rural transgender and gender-diverse youth across Uganda.

At Trans Youth Initiative-Uganda, we know that youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow, we are the changemakers of today. From challenging harmful norms to building inclusive communities, we are driving the future we deserve.

💬 Our voices matter. Our dreams matter. Our future is now.

Let's keep pushing for a Uganda and a world where every young person can live free, safe, and proud.

#InternationalYouthDay #YouthPower #InclusionForAll #TransYouthUG

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

#𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿:

"𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻." - 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵—𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹. 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

#𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 #𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 #𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 #𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗜𝘀𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

At UNTF, we believe that care is revolutionary & healing is a form of resistance. In a society where trans & gender-diverse individuals face systemic violence and exclusion, self-care is a radical act of survival & solidarity. Today, we honor rest, joy, and emotional well-being.

[Frank Mugisha @frankmugisha]

Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

Meet the incredible leaders shaping the future of trans and gender-diverse organizing in Uganda! 🌍
We’re proud to introduce the newly appointed UNTF Steering Committee — a team rooted in resilience, vision, and radical love.🏳️‍⚧️
#UNTF #InclusionMatters #TransRightsAreHumanRights