In fact, as expressed in one of my poems written in prison, I wear my prison sentence for poetry as a badge of honor. - Stella Nyanzi

The transgressive reversal of my role as an elite academic who chooses to write for (sexual and gender) minorities, poor people, and the political opposition party members further enhances the shock element within my audacity.

Good girls and respectable women are trained to avoid taboo topics and “bad words” particularly in their public articulations.

The ultimate prize in the fight for freedom for my country is death. Many have been murdered. Many have disappeared and we don't know where they are. So the ultimate prize is death.