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Ugandans jubilate Black Pride in London

LONDON. The world’s largest celebration for LGBTQI+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, and Middle Eastern descent returned to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, on Sunday, 11 August 2024. This year’s UK Black Pride was a vibrant gathering of community, culture, and activism. And Ugandans joined whose country has the harshest anti homosexuality law attended to celebrate with others. Black Pride began as a modest group that traveled by bus to Southend-on-Sea had blossomed into a global event, drawing over 25,000 attendees to the previous year's celebration. UK Black Pride had found a new home in Newham, occupying the largest space the organization had ever used. This year’s event brought together thousands of attendees for a powerful combination of party and celebrations, featuring an exciting lineup of performances, engaging talks, community stalls, and interactive workshops. The growth […]

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To hell with your visas: Ministers tell Americans

KAMPALA: Two Ugandan cabinet ministers have told the US they will not be scared in their move to protect the family values even as America moves to restrict travelling for those reportedly involved in stepping on human rights of minority groups. Chris Baryomunsi, the minister for ICT, said Nobody should be threatened by these actions of the international actors. “If they cherish homosexuality, let them cherish it. As Ugandans, we don’t,” he said. “As a government and Ugandans, we must remain firm. We may be poor but not desperate that we will dangle our resources and lose our values,” Baryomunsi added. “We know the Speaker was the first victim of visa restrictions. Personally, if you denied me passage to America I don’t think I would die.” David Bahati, the state minister for trade, said: “We should remain firm in the […]