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Ugandan activist punished for transgender identity

Started by Shana A, June 18, 2009, 01:33:10 PM

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June 18, 2009, 01:33:10 PM
Ugandan activist punished for transgender identity

Jun 18, 2009 04:30 AM
Elvira Cordileone
Staff Reporter

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/651859

Grace and persistence under almost unendurable circumstances have earned Victor Juliet Mukasa a place at the head of this year's Pride parade.

Still, for someone who's been punished because of his gender identity, "a transperson," as the 33-year-old Ugandan calls himself, the prospect of serving as Pride Week's international grand marshal is scarey.

In an interview from Cape Town, where he is a researcher for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Mukasa sees irony in his situation. Although he promotes the rights of people like himself, only six years ago, he had no idea terminology existed to describe his gender identity.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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