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Title: Equality Frontlines: Victor Mukasa
Post by: Shana A on April 21, 2013, 10:07:12 AM
Post by: Shana A on April 21, 2013, 10:07:12 AM
April 5, 2013
Equality Frontlines: Victor Mukasa
By Mark McNease/Editor
http://www.lgbtsr.org/2013/04/05/equality-frontlines-victor-mukasa/ (http://www.lgbtsr.org/2013/04/05/equality-frontlines-victor-mukasa/)
We recently had the pleasure of having Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Senior Pastor from MCC New York, as a guest on our weekly 'Aged to Perfection' podcast. After speaking to Rev. Pat, it seemed a perfect opportunity to profile some of the people she's worked with on the social justice frontlines and who continue to seek equality for LGBTQI and all people. Our first profile is with Victor Mukasa, a human rights defender from Uganda now living in the United States.
Victor has pursued the cause of human rights with tremendous dedication in Africa and globally. He is a founding member of several Ugandan and regional human rights groups, including Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRDN) (2005), Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) (2002), Trans Support Initiative, Uganda (TSI-Ug) and the Pan African e-networks; African Solidarity (2006) and Trans Africa (2008).
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MM: What are some of the biggest differences you've experienced being transgender and LGBTQ outside Uganda, from the experiences of people living there?
VM: According to many here in the US, I am not trans enough! According to many I have interacted with, I will be once I have hormonal therapy. It is different in Uganda. I am trans because it is the inner sense of who I am and many around me respect that when I come out to them.
Equality Frontlines: Victor Mukasa
By Mark McNease/Editor
http://www.lgbtsr.org/2013/04/05/equality-frontlines-victor-mukasa/ (http://www.lgbtsr.org/2013/04/05/equality-frontlines-victor-mukasa/)
We recently had the pleasure of having Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Senior Pastor from MCC New York, as a guest on our weekly 'Aged to Perfection' podcast. After speaking to Rev. Pat, it seemed a perfect opportunity to profile some of the people she's worked with on the social justice frontlines and who continue to seek equality for LGBTQI and all people. Our first profile is with Victor Mukasa, a human rights defender from Uganda now living in the United States.
Victor has pursued the cause of human rights with tremendous dedication in Africa and globally. He is a founding member of several Ugandan and regional human rights groups, including Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRDN) (2005), Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) (2002), Trans Support Initiative, Uganda (TSI-Ug) and the Pan African e-networks; African Solidarity (2006) and Trans Africa (2008).
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MM: What are some of the biggest differences you've experienced being transgender and LGBTQ outside Uganda, from the experiences of people living there?
VM: According to many here in the US, I am not trans enough! According to many I have interacted with, I will be once I have hormonal therapy. It is different in Uganda. I am trans because it is the inner sense of who I am and many around me respect that when I come out to them.