Fahim’s Story. (Photographer)
Fahim I’m called Fahim, a gay 29-year-old Ugandan man. I studied well in primary, college and university; I qualified as a professional photographer. I had a successful photographic business, but … My parents gave me the capital to open a business in Kampala, 2 kilometres from our home. I owned a photo studio outside the […]
Sheri’s Story (Netballer)
I am Sharifah. I prefer people to call me Sheri. My age is 22, and I am from Kamuli district in Uganda. Proudly, I was one of the lesbians living in the homophobic and horrible Kakuma Refugee Camp. Now we live in South Sudan, in another UN refugee camp. I ran away from my home […]
John’s Story (Manicurist)
I loved and lost. My name is Solomon John Lukwago. I am 31, gay and from Luwero in central Uganda. Here is my story, up to the time I fled from everything I loved and knew. In my life, I didn’t have further education because my parents had no funds to support my education. I […]
Abdullah’s Story (High school student)
I am Abdullah, 24 years old, male, and born in 2001. I started getting interested in fellow genders in my former high school. According to my details of life, it’s kinda wide, but I will make it short. I am Ugandan by nationality and a gay top. Back in my former high school, I started […]
Ratif’s Story (Teacher)
I am Ratif, a Rwandese gay man aged 26. My early years In Kigali – Rwanda, I grew up in a family where I was the only boy. My eight elder sisters used to date boys whom they introduced to me. In the long run, this seduced and intimidated me. So, I grew up with […]
Harden’s Story (Working student)
Harden My name is Harden. I’m a national Ugandan gay man aged 21. My life and love in a nutshell This is my story. I knew I was gay when I was in school. After a certain level of education in Uganda, I found a job to survive on my own. I was staying in […]
Gabi’s Story (Truck driver)
I’m called Gabi. I’m a gay Rwandan man aged 35 years. I arrived in Kakuma Camp in 2021 after escaping persecution. About me and my truck driving In my life, I knew I was gay since the day I started feeling a desire for sexual pleasure with the same sex gender. In Rwanda, since my […]
Zaya’s Story (Fisherman)
I am Zaya, a gay man from Rweru in Burundi, aged 34. I was a fisherman back in Burundi. Fishing was my life, across Lake Victoria, a massive lake crossing the borders of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Most of my time was with men on lakes and lake shores. I developed feelings for men rather […]
Anna’s Story (Mother of Raymond)
My name is Annah Watsemba, born in Uganda and a female 30 years old. I am the mother of my child boy Raymond Waboka. Suspended for being in love. I grew up in a big family with my stepmother. I started school at Magale Girls Primary School in Mbale district. My innocence never imagined that […]
Sara’s Story (Milk trader)
I’m called Sara, a 32-year-old Ugandan lesbian woman with two children. My son Efrema is aged 5. My daughter is Ciara, six years old. We arrived in Kakuma camp in 2021. My life after primary. I was born in western Uganda, and my life started badly. Denied education after primary five, I was made to […]
