Sexual Minorities Uganda
@smug2004.bsky.social
An LGBTQ Social Movement in Uganda.
Since 2004 | Justice & Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex & Queer in Uganda | Advocacy | Research | Capacity | Safety & Protection
Since 2004 | Justice & Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex & Queer in Uganda | Advocacy | Research | Capacity | Safety & Protection
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Joan, Founder and Executive Director of the Rella Women’s Foundation, who passed away yesterday in a tragic accident. She will be greatly missed, and we are grateful for the incredible work she did in support of LBQ women.
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Joan, Founder and Executive Director of the Rella Women’s Foundation, who passed away yesterday in a tragic accident. She will be greatly missed, and we are grateful for the incredible work she did in support of LBQ women.
David Kato’s legacy lives in every act of courage that insists on dignity, safety, and truth. As we remember him, we recommit to building a future where every LGBTQ+ person can live openly, safely, and without fear. The work continues — and so does his light.
#DKKMemorialDay
#DKKMemorialDay
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 AM
David Kato’s legacy lives in every act of courage that insists on dignity, safety, and truth. As we remember him, we recommit to building a future where every LGBTQ+ person can live openly, safely, and without fear. The work continues — and so does his light.
#DKKMemorialDay
#DKKMemorialDay
As David Kato Memorial Week begins, we honour a fearless advocate who fought relentlessly for LGBTQ+ visibility and dignity.
Though he's no longer with us, his courage, his voice, and his legacy continue to guide and inspire our work. We remember. We celebrate. We carry it forward
#DKK #MemorialWeek
Though he's no longer with us, his courage, his voice, and his legacy continue to guide and inspire our work. We remember. We celebrate. We carry it forward
#DKK #MemorialWeek
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 AM
As David Kato Memorial Week begins, we honour a fearless advocate who fought relentlessly for LGBTQ+ visibility and dignity.
Though he's no longer with us, his courage, his voice, and his legacy continue to guide and inspire our work. We remember. We celebrate. We carry it forward
#DKK #MemorialWeek
Though he's no longer with us, his courage, his voice, and his legacy continue to guide and inspire our work. We remember. We celebrate. We carry it forward
#DKK #MemorialWeek
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the New Year.
Thank you for your continued support and love.
Thank you for your continued support and love.
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the New Year.
Thank you for your continued support and love.
Thank you for your continued support and love.
Happy International Human Rights Day!
Let’s continue to play an active role in protecting, supporting, and fighting for the rights of our communities.
#LGBTQ
Let’s continue to play an active role in protecting, supporting, and fighting for the rights of our communities.
#LGBTQ
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Happy International Human Rights Day!
Let’s continue to play an active role in protecting, supporting, and fighting for the rights of our communities.
#LGBTQ
Let’s continue to play an active role in protecting, supporting, and fighting for the rights of our communities.
#LGBTQ
Happy Birthday Pepe
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Happy Birthday Pepe
🧡 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
From November 25 to December 10, we stand in solidarity to end violence against women, girls, and gender-diverse people. We also stand with everyone facing digital harm. Your safety matters—online and offline. 🧡
#16Days #EndGBV #Queer
From November 25 to December 10, we stand in solidarity to end violence against women, girls, and gender-diverse people. We also stand with everyone facing digital harm. Your safety matters—online and offline. 🧡
#16Days #EndGBV #Queer
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We continue to grieve, remember, and honor all the transgender lives lost to violence.
May their memories inspire us to fight for justice, dignity, and safety for all.
#TDoR
May their memories inspire us to fight for justice, dignity, and safety for all.
#TDoR
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We continue to grieve, remember, and honor all the transgender lives lost to violence.
May their memories inspire us to fight for justice, dignity, and safety for all.
#TDoR
May their memories inspire us to fight for justice, dignity, and safety for all.
#TDoR
Visibility and freedom: This Transgender Awareness Week, we uplift every trans Ugandan living boldly and bravely, honoring their journeys and amplifying their voices with pride. #transawarenessweek
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Visibility and freedom: This Transgender Awareness Week, we uplift every trans Ugandan living boldly and bravely, honoring their journeys and amplifying their voices with pride. #transawarenessweek
Today at 10:00 AM, the Supreme Court of Uganda will hear the case of SMUG & Others vs the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). The fight for legal recognition and justice continues.
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Today at 10:00 AM, the Supreme Court of Uganda will hear the case of SMUG & Others vs the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). The fight for legal recognition and justice continues.
Elections 2026: protecting the rights and dignity of Uganda's minority groups.
Among these are the daily struggles faced by minority Ugandans, including LGBTQ individuals, who continue to bear the brunt of exclusion and discrimination under the current legal environment.
observer.ug/viewpoint/el...
Among these are the daily struggles faced by minority Ugandans, including LGBTQ individuals, who continue to bear the brunt of exclusion and discrimination under the current legal environment.
observer.ug/viewpoint/el...
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Elections 2026: protecting the rights and dignity of Uganda's minority groups.
Among these are the daily struggles faced by minority Ugandans, including LGBTQ individuals, who continue to bear the brunt of exclusion and discrimination under the current legal environment.
observer.ug/viewpoint/el...
Among these are the daily struggles faced by minority Ugandans, including LGBTQ individuals, who continue to bear the brunt of exclusion and discrimination under the current legal environment.
observer.ug/viewpoint/el...
This year’s theme, “Access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies,” reminds us that mental health care is a right, not a privilege.
To all LGBTQ+ community members navigating mental distress from discrimination to economic hardship and violence. You are not alone. 💚
To all LGBTQ+ community members navigating mental distress from discrimination to economic hardship and violence. You are not alone. 💚
October 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This year’s theme, “Access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies,” reminds us that mental health care is a right, not a privilege.
To all LGBTQ+ community members navigating mental distress from discrimination to economic hardship and violence. You are not alone. 💚
To all LGBTQ+ community members navigating mental distress from discrimination to economic hardship and violence. You are not alone. 💚
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✨ UGALEF 2025 – Coming Soon ✨
The wait is almost over! 🚨
This year we gather under the powerful theme: “Resisting, Reimagining, and Organizing: Building Autonomous Resourcing & Sustaining Our Struggles on Our Own Terms.”
💡 A space to challenge.
🔥 A space to dream.
🌍 A space to build together.
The wait is almost over! 🚨
This year we gather under the powerful theme: “Resisting, Reimagining, and Organizing: Building Autonomous Resourcing & Sustaining Our Struggles on Our Own Terms.”
💡 A space to challenge.
🔥 A space to dream.
🌍 A space to build together.
September 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
✨ UGALEF 2025 – Coming Soon ✨
The wait is almost over! 🚨
This year we gather under the powerful theme: “Resisting, Reimagining, and Organizing: Building Autonomous Resourcing & Sustaining Our Struggles on Our Own Terms.”
💡 A space to challenge.
🔥 A space to dream.
🌍 A space to build together.
The wait is almost over! 🚨
This year we gather under the powerful theme: “Resisting, Reimagining, and Organizing: Building Autonomous Resourcing & Sustaining Our Struggles on Our Own Terms.”
💡 A space to challenge.
🔥 A space to dream.
🌍 A space to build together.
Today we celebrate all Bisexuals. You are visible, you are loved—this is your day. 💖💜💙 #BiVisibilityDay
September 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Today we celebrate all Bisexuals. You are visible, you are loved—this is your day. 💖💜💙 #BiVisibilityDay
Burkina Faso’s Parliament passed a law on 2nd September 2025, first approved by President Ibrahim Traoré in July 2024.
Offenders now face 2–5 years in prison and fines for “promoting homosexuality.”
We stand in solidarity with queer people in Burkina Faso.
Offenders now face 2–5 years in prison and fines for “promoting homosexuality.”
We stand in solidarity with queer people in Burkina Faso.
September 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Burkina Faso’s Parliament passed a law on 2nd September 2025, first approved by President Ibrahim Traoré in July 2024.
Offenders now face 2–5 years in prison and fines for “promoting homosexuality.”
We stand in solidarity with queer people in Burkina Faso.
Offenders now face 2–5 years in prison and fines for “promoting homosexuality.”
We stand in solidarity with queer people in Burkina Faso.
This brings us to a broader, urgent point: Uganda desperately needs needs comprehensive sexuality education. Adolescents are growing up in a world where they encounter conflicting messages from peers, media, and society, often without reliable guidance.
observer.ug/viewpoint/nt...
observer.ug/viewpoint/nt...
August 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This brings us to a broader, urgent point: Uganda desperately needs needs comprehensive sexuality education. Adolescents are growing up in a world where they encounter conflicting messages from peers, media, and society, often without reliable guidance.
observer.ug/viewpoint/nt...
observer.ug/viewpoint/nt...
Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day 💜💜
A day to affirm, celebrate and uplift those living beyond the gender binary..
“To all non-binary people in Uganda — you are not alone. You are loved. You are powerful. You belong.”
A day to affirm, celebrate and uplift those living beyond the gender binary..
“To all non-binary people in Uganda — you are not alone. You are loved. You are powerful. You belong.”
July 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day 💜💜
A day to affirm, celebrate and uplift those living beyond the gender binary..
“To all non-binary people in Uganda — you are not alone. You are loved. You are powerful. You belong.”
A day to affirm, celebrate and uplift those living beyond the gender binary..
“To all non-binary people in Uganda — you are not alone. You are loved. You are powerful. You belong.”
Great News!
UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) will now be able to continue the work for three more years.
UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) will now be able to continue the work for three more years.
July 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Great News!
UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) will now be able to continue the work for three more years.
UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) will now be able to continue the work for three more years.
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Why celebrating pride is important.
Pride is awareness, Pride is resilience, it's simply expressing and existing together as a community.
It's solidarity for many people who can't celebrate or march.
Pride means refusing to be erased and choosing to simply be who you are.
#pridemonth #Igbtq #pride
Pride is awareness, Pride is resilience, it's simply expressing and existing together as a community.
It's solidarity for many people who can't celebrate or march.
Pride means refusing to be erased and choosing to simply be who you are.
#pridemonth #Igbtq #pride
June 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Why celebrating pride is important.
Pride is awareness, Pride is resilience, it's simply expressing and existing together as a community.
It's solidarity for many people who can't celebrate or march.
Pride means refusing to be erased and choosing to simply be who you are.
#pridemonth #Igbtq #pride
Pride is awareness, Pride is resilience, it's simply expressing and existing together as a community.
It's solidarity for many people who can't celebrate or march.
Pride means refusing to be erased and choosing to simply be who you are.
#pridemonth #Igbtq #pride
Living in a country with laws that violate our human rights is a huge challenge. Cheers to everyone still standing, still fighting for a better place to live.
June 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Living in a country with laws that violate our human rights is a huge challenge. Cheers to everyone still standing, still fighting for a better place to live.
Happy Pride Month! 🌈🏳️🌈
May this month be filled with love, joy, compassion, and a celebration of our vibrant, diverse community.
May this month be filled with love, joy, compassion, and a celebration of our vibrant, diverse community.
June 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Happy Pride Month! 🌈🏳️🌈
May this month be filled with love, joy, compassion, and a celebration of our vibrant, diverse community.
May this month be filled with love, joy, compassion, and a celebration of our vibrant, diverse community.
May 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM