David Kato

David Kato
Bornc. 1964[1]
Nakawala, Mukono, Uganda
Died26 January 2011(2011-01-26) (aged 46–47)
Bukusa, Mukono, Uganda
Cause of deathMurder
Known forLGBT rights activist

David Kato Kisule (c. 1964 – 26 January 2011)[2] was a Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement[3] and described as "Uganda's first openly gay man".[4] He served as advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).

Kato was assassinated at his home in January 26, 2011, shortly after winning a lawsuit against a magazine which had published his name and photograph identifying him as gay and calling for him to be executed.[5]

  1. ^ "Photograph of David Kato showing 1964 date of birth". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Uganda gay activist David Kato". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (27 January 2011). "Ugandan Who Spoke Up for Gays Is Beaten to Death". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ "New cinema: The kuchu chronicles". The Economist. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference KatoBBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).