Trending
Sexual Minorities Uganda's Avatar

Sexual Minorities Uganda

@smug2004

An LGBTQ Social Movement in Uganda. Since 2004 | Justice & Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex & Queer in Uganda | Advocacy | Research | Capacity | Safety & Protection

64
Followers
50
Following
37
Posts
26.01.2025
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Sexual Minorities Uganda @smug2004

Post image

Today we celebrate the achievements, dreams, and unstoppable spirit of women everywhere. We honor women of all cultures and backgrounds — including trans women, lesbians, and queer women — and recognize the voices of non-binary people who enrich and strengthen our communities.

08.03.2026 06:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

Different stories. Different identities. Equal dignity.
Today and every day, we stand for a world free from discrimination. 🌈
#ZeroDiscriminationDay #EqualityForAll

01.03.2026 19:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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.

09.02.2026 16:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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

26.01.2026 05:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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

20.01.2026 05:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the New Year.

Thank you for your continued support and love.

24.12.2025 08:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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

10.12.2025 11:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

Happy Birthday Pepe

30.11.2025 11:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

🧡 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

25.11.2025 19:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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

20.11.2025 17:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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

14.11.2025 16:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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.

04.11.2025 06:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

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...

14.10.2025 05:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Post image

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. 💚

10.10.2025 12:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Video thumbnail

✨ 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.

01.09.2025 09:09 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Post image

Today we celebrate all Bisexuals. You are visible, you are loved—this is your day. 💖💜💙 #BiVisibilityDay

23.09.2025 09:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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.

08.09.2025 10:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image Post image Post image

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...

22.08.2025 08:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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.”

14.07.2025 09:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image Post image

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.

07.07.2025 17:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Video thumbnail

Coming soon….

@theslf.org
@kuchutimes.bsky.social
@womankindworldwide.bsky.social
@smug2004.bsky.social

16.06.2025 04:46 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Post image Post image

#StillUgandan
#StillGay

10.06.2025 12:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

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

10.06.2025 11:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

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.

04.06.2025 05:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

Happy Pride Month! 🌈🏳️‍🌈
May this month be filled with love, joy, compassion, and a celebration of our vibrant, diverse community.

02.06.2025 08:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image Post image

Happy #IDAHOBIT 2025

17.05.2025 07:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

This #IDAHOBIT2025, we celebrate the unstoppable Power of Communities.
#SMUGUganda. #IDAHOBIT

17.05.2025 07:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview
From Uganda to Sri Lanka: The fight for LGBTQ+ equality and freedom Frank Mugisha and Rosanna Flamer-Caldera are LGBTQ+ activists from Uganda and Sri Lanka respectively. Despite violence and social reprisal, they continue to fight against their countries' anti-LGBTQ+ ...

Checkout this uplifting article, featuring #LGBT rights defenders, Rosanna Flamer-Caldera of @equalgroundsl.bsky.social and Frank Mugisha of @smug2004.bsky.social and their stories of resilience: globalvoices.org/2025/04/24/f...

06.05.2025 10:51 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Post image

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day
Sending love and light to all the incredible lesbians out there — today and every day.
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩💕💗

26.04.2025 17:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Post image

Happy Easter to you all! May this day bring gentle moments, peace joy, and the warmth of love from those dearest to you.

20.04.2025 06:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0