Sexual Minorities Uganda

This article is about Sexual Minorities Uganda. For other uses, see Smug (disambiguation).

Sexual Minorities Uganda
Formation2004
Executive Director
Frank Mugisha
Pepe Julian Onziema
Websitehttps://smuginternational.org/

Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) is an umbrella non-governmental organization based in Kampala, Uganda. It has been described as the country's leading gay rights advocacy group.[1]

One of their achievements include director Pepe Julian Onziema leading a coalition of 55 civil society organizations to overturn the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014.[2]

  1. ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (20 April 2023). "'We Will Hunt You': Ugandans Flee Ahead of Harsh Anti-Gay Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Ugandan LGBT activist says threats and violence won't stop the fight for civil rights". CBC Radio. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2023.