Fighting for Human Rights in Uganda with Samson Turinawe

Reclaiming the Garden

In this episode, we have a conversation with Ugandan humanitarian, educator and human rights defender Samson Turinawe! He shares his experience of becoming a Pentecostal preacher and then being excommunicated after he started preaching about accepting LGBTQ+ people and he shares his experience of realizing he is gay. He discusses the dire state of LGBTQ+ people’s safety and well-being in Uganda after the recent passing of a law that requires landlords to report to the police folks they suspect to be LGBTQ+. The work that Turinawe does at Universal Love Alliance provides support to LGBTQ+ folks and other marginalized folks in need, and you can find out how to get involved on their website (linked below). We must stand in solidarity with our Ugandan siblings because none of us are free until all of us are free, and we are so grateful for the brave and necessary work that Samson and Universal Love Alliance are doing!

https://www.universallovealliance.org/

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