UmojaPride is a community-led initiative supporting LGBTQ+ people in Uganda and across Africa: discreet practical help, and stories that counter the myths behind the law.https://www.umojapride.org/en-gbhttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/powers-of-good-lgbtq-activists-africa-2026/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/powers-of-good-lgbtq-activists-africa-2026/Across Africa, LGBTQ+ people and their allies keep organising under laws that can send them to prison. These are some of the people and groups doing that work in 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/nobody-filmed-this-for-free/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/nobody-filmed-this-for-free/Hate sells. The algorithm didn't invent Uganda's outing videos, but it started paying for them.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/sexuality-has-no-look/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/sexuality-has-no-look/Do LGBTQ+ people have a specific "look"? UmojaPride breaks down the myths and harmful stereotypes.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/paid-to-leave-lethal-trap-for-lgbtq-refugees/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/paid-to-leave-lethal-trap-for-lgbtq-refugees/£40,000 is the price the UK has put on leaving. For LGBTQ+ Ugandans, this "offer" is a bribe to return to danger.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uk-visa-brakes-locked-doors-asylum-system/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uk-visa-brakes-locked-doors-asylum-system/One day they offer "safe routes", the next they pull the "Visa Brake". Why legal migration is now a dead end for many fleeing persecution.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uk-outsourcing-hostility-lgbtq-refugees/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uk-outsourcing-hostility-lgbtq-refugees/How the Danish model the UK is copying erases queer protection and ignores state-sanctioned homophobia.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uk-30-month-trap-safety-should-not-expire/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uk-30-month-trap-safety-should-not-expire/900 days is not enough to heal. The UK's proposed 30-month refugee status would keep LGBTQ+ Ugandans in perpetual flight.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uganda-anti-homosexuality-act-case-dismissal-not-justice/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/uganda-anti-homosexuality-act-case-dismissal-not-justice/Uganda's first Anti-Homosexuality Act case has been dropped but not overturned. The court ruled on mental incapacity, not constitutionality, leaving the law fully intact.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/AHA-2023-myths-busted/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/AHA-2023-myths-busted/Uganda's AHA 2023 is built on fear, not facts. This analysis sets out the false claims behind the law and the evidence that dismantles them.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/first-class-fatherhood-fearful-hope-hidden-community/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/first-class-fatherhood-fearful-hope-hidden-community/A personal reflection on 2025: fatherhood, academic success, and the fragile hope of Uganda's hidden LGBTQ+ community.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/lgbt-ugandans-forced-hide-during-christmas/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/lgbt-ugandans-forced-hide-during-christmas/How LGBTQ+ Ugandans are forced to hide while others celebrate at Christmas.Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/world-bank-loans-effects-lgbt-ugandans/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/world-bank-loans-effects-lgbt-ugandans/As global lenders resume billions in funding to Uganda, the focus has shifted from sanctions to "mitigation". Where does this leave LGBTQI+ Ugandans?Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/list-ugandans-should-care-lgbt-rights/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/list-ugandans-should-care-lgbt-rights/Is LGBTQ+ advocacy "not your battle"? Injustice against one group threatens the rights of every citizen. Here are five groups of Ugandans who should be leading the charge for equality.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/human-cost-uganda-anti-homosexuality-act/https://www.umojapride.org/umojastories/human-cost-uganda-anti-homosexuality-act/Two years on, Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 is still a human rights emergency. The human cost, the diaspora's struggle, and the path to resistance.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT