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NEWS
Kampala homosexuals speak out
By Alfred Wasike, The New Vision, Kampala, Uganda
August 17, 2007
KAMPALA. In an unprecedented show of boldness, the
homosexual community in Uganda yesterday came out
and addressed their maiden press conference,
complaining about discrimination and demanding
acceptance by the public.
"Please, let us live in peace. Stop persecuting us. God
created us this way. We are children of God as well,"
shouted more than 30 homosexuals led by Victor Juliet
Mukasa, leader of the Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG),
their umbrella organization comprising Freedom & Roam,
Spectrum Uganda, Integrity Uganda and Icebreakers
Uganda. Some of them wore masks.
The Uganda Penal Code Act criminalizes homosexuality.
The law regards homosexuality as an unnatural offence
punishable with life imprisonment. The Penal Code says
any person who has carnal knowledge of another against
the order of nature commits the offence. Mukasa said
their community comprises of lesbians (woman and
woman), gays (men and men), bisexual (men and
women), transgender (born with female genitals but with a
male mentality) and intersex (born with more than one
sexual organ or hermaphrodite). She abbreviated their
community as LGBTI.
Dressed in a dark male blazer, Mukasa said in a female
voice: "I am a transgender. I was born with a vagina but
my mentality is different." She revealed that in order to
hide her identity, she had been strapping her breasts with
belts, bandages and other materials. "In a landmark case,
we, Ugandan LGBTI people assembled at the High Court
of Uganda two months ago to reinforce our right to
privacy, dignity and property. There were no charges
against us. We had done nothing wrong," Mukasa said.
She said her group went to court because the Police
raided her home in 2005, arrested her guest, stole many
documents, dragged them to Kireka Police post and
forced her guest to strip naked in order to prove that she
was a woman.
"We were treated in a degrading and inhumane way.
Many of us have suffered similar injustice. We are here
today to proclaim that these human rights violations are
completely y urged the Police and LDUs to stop harassing
their members. "Don’t lay a hand on us, we are
thunacceptable," she protested as the roomful yelled,
"Leave us to live in peace." They said they were
concerned about the spread of HIV/AIDS because medical
institutions discriminate against them. Thee homosexual
chidren of God. God created us this way and all we ask is
let us live in peace."
Another transgender, Brenda Kizza, with a male face and
female body shocked the media when she said the Police
has tortured her so much that at some point they kicked
her teeth out. She opened her mouth to show her fake
teeth. "I had to buy these because I lost the originals,
courtesy of policemen," she testified in Luganda. Several
others also testified. Someone in the audience identified
himself as Dr. Paul Ssemugooma and estimated that there
are at least 500,000 homosexuals in Uganda. There were
human rights defenders like Jessica Nkuuhe, Sarah
Mukasa, Beatrice Were, and others.
Kampala homosexuals speak out
By Alfred Wasike, The New Vision, Kampala, Uganda
August 17, 2007
KAMPALA. In an unprecedented show of boldness, the
homosexual community in Uganda yesterday came out
and addressed their maiden press conference,
complaining about discrimination and demanding
acceptance by the public.
"Please, let us live in peace. Stop persecuting us. God
created us this way. We are children of God as well,"
shouted more than 30 homosexuals led by Victor Juliet
Mukasa, leader of the Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG),
their umbrella organization comprising Freedom & Roam,
Spectrum Uganda, Integrity Uganda and Icebreakers
Uganda. Some of them wore masks.
The Uganda Penal Code Act criminalizes homosexuality.
The law regards homosexuality as an unnatural offence
punishable with life imprisonment. The Penal Code says
any person who has carnal knowledge of another against
the order of nature commits the offence. Mukasa said
their community comprises of lesbians (woman and
woman), gays (men and men), bisexual (men and
women), transgender (born with female genitals but with a
male mentality) and intersex (born with more than one
sexual organ or hermaphrodite). She abbreviated their
community as LGBTI.
Dressed in a dark male blazer, Mukasa said in a female
voice: "I am a transgender. I was born with a vagina but
my mentality is different." She revealed that in order to
hide her identity, she had been strapping her breasts with
belts, bandages and other materials. "In a landmark case,
we, Ugandan LGBTI people assembled at the High Court
of Uganda two months ago to reinforce our right to
privacy, dignity and property. There were no charges
against us. We had done nothing wrong," Mukasa said.
She said her group went to court because the Police
raided her home in 2005, arrested her guest, stole many
documents, dragged them to Kireka Police post and
forced her guest to strip naked in order to prove that she
was a woman.
"We were treated in a degrading and inhumane way.
Many of us have suffered similar injustice. We are here
today to proclaim that these human rights violations are
completely y urged the Police and LDUs to stop harassing
their members. "Don’t lay a hand on us, we are
thunacceptable," she protested as the roomful yelled,
"Leave us to live in peace." They said they were
concerned about the spread of HIV/AIDS because medical
institutions discriminate against them. Thee homosexual
chidren of God. God created us this way and all we ask is
let us live in peace."
Another transgender, Brenda Kizza, with a male face and
female body shocked the media when she said the Police
has tortured her so much that at some point they kicked
her teeth out. She opened her mouth to show her fake
teeth. "I had to buy these because I lost the originals,
courtesy of policemen," she testified in Luganda. Several
others also testified. Someone in the audience identified
himself as Dr. Paul Ssemugooma and estimated that there
are at least 500,000 homosexuals in Uganda. There were
human rights defenders like Jessica Nkuuhe, Sarah
Mukasa, Beatrice Were, and others.
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