I had the opportunity of meeting Ugandans in San Francisco, California who are publicly gay and most of their family members in Uganda are of their s… - Nabilah Naggayi Sempala

As a representative of a growing, multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-generational, multi-ideological constituency, I have a task of harmonizing a diverse As a global citizen, I feel at ease with Kampala residents, even those that hold divergent views and beliefs different from mine. As an activist stemming from my work in the Women’s movement, I know that the basis of human rights is simplified in the 1948 United Nations Declarations on Human Rights.

Uganda is signatory to different protocols and conventions, both regional and international, on human rights, however, basic human rights are still ignored.

Sex-workers are a reality in Kampala, single mothers are too, and the gay community in Kampala is real. I’ve severally interacted with all of them and done with and for all! I identify with the different layers of society in Kampala and don’t look at them with moral lenses, I just look at them as citizens.