Uganda LGBTQIA+ Community Fighting For Their Lives

The InterPride [https://www.interpride.org/] podcast series, InterPod [https://www.interpride.org/podcast], The Global Voices of Pride Podcast, where the world comes together for the LGBTQIA+ community, is proud to launch our 34th episode, Uganda LGBTQIA+ Community Fighting For Their Lives. The LGBTQIA+ community has come a long way in the fight for acceptance. However, our voices matter and will be heard. Many LGBTQIA+ community members have fought for decades for the right to be seen and heard. About Episode 34 Guest Speaker: Steven Muleme (he/him) Uganda has approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making homosexual acts punishable by death and imposing up to 20 years in prison for people identifying as LGBTQIA+.  Our guest speaker, Steven Muleme (he/him), is a gay Ugandan LGBTQIA+ advocate, founder, and director of an organization called Visual Echoes for Human Rights Advocacy (VEHRA), founded in 2017. The organization brings together some of Uganda's most marginalized LGBTQIA+ community members to connect through sport, art, and economic empowerment. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commercial Industrial art and design from Nkumba University.  Steven is also the Illustrator for UHAI EASHRI. He holds certificates in HIV/AIDS prevention and training for the LGBTQIA+ community and a project planning and management certificate from Arrow Empirical Research & Skills Enhancement Co.Ltd Makerere University. Listen in as we hear from Steven on the situation in Uganda.  Humanitarian Aid Fund in Support of Uganda LGBTQIA+ Community Members Our #ChosenFamily needs us; they are being hunted down, arrested, and could be sentenced to death if we don't help them. InterPride has launched a dedicated fundraising campaign to help support our community members in Uganda to seek shelter during this dangerous time. CLICK HERE to contribute and support our fellow LGBTQIA+ community members today. [http://interpride.net/ugandafund] Want to contribute as a guest? Visit www.interpride.org/podcastcontributor [https://www.interpride.org/podcastcontributor]. News Contributor Global LGBTQIA+ News Update By Michael K. Lavers [https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/mlavers/], the international news editor of the Washington Blade [https://www.washingtonblade.com/]. Follow InterPride on social media at Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/InterPride/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/interpride/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/interpride?lang=en] | LinkedIn [https://linkedin.com/company/interpride] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtwEH4TyeAKxBXM9UBaDPfA] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interpod/id1600559359] | Google [https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82NjZlMzIwOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==] | Eventbrite [https://interpride.eventbrite.com/] | Medium [https://medium.com/interpod] | Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/interprideglobal] | Mastodon.Social [https://mastodon.social/@interpride] | Universeodon.com [https://universeodon.com/@interpride] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/interpod/support