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Jay Mulucha

Jay Mulucha

Jay Mulucha is a Ugandan LGBT activist and basketball player of the Magic Stormers, a team participating in the Federation of Uganda Basketball League (FUBA). He is also one of the managers of the team.

Biography

Mulucha started playing basketball when he was a teenager.[1]

Mulucha, who is a trans man, nearly died after being attacked while rallying for LGBT rights.[2] On the verge of suicide in the hospital, he decided he would continue campaigning for LGBTIQ rights in his homeland.[3] He became the coordinator of Pride Uganda and participated in the first Pride Festival in 2012.[4] He is also the president of Fem Alliance Uganda, an organization focusing on computer training programs and economic empowering projects to create more opportunities for Uganda's LGBT community.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Lawrence, J. P. (15 March 2015). "Meet Uganda's transgender basketball players: discriminated, harassed but unbroken". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Out and proud in Uganda". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Young African leaders share vision at BGSU". The Blade. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ^ "These are the faces of gay pride in Uganda". Public Radio International. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Interview with LGBTI Grassroots Activist Jay Mulucha". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ Sistiaga, Jon (10 April 2013). "Reportaje | Caza al homosexual". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2017.

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