Category: News

Journalists advised to run away from Gatekeepers.

Several journalists expressed their limitations in telling every story about human rights at the recently concluded two-day human rights media trainin...

IDAHOBIT 2022 – Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights (17 May)

Today, we celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). At  East Africa Visual Artists,  we cannot t...

WHERE IS GOD'S LOVE FOR LGBTIQ PEOPLE?

 The relationship between religion and the LGBTQI communities has significantly varied across time and place, within and between different faiths...

WHERE IS GOD'S LOVE FOR LGBTIQ PEOPLE

Diversity in faith: Faith leaders pledging to support LGBTI rights in Uganda

Religious leaders play an essential role in education, health, politics, culture, and public morality in Ugandan communities. They can exacerbate or r...

A silent killer on the rise in the Queer community

A Face of a Queer Ugandan dealing with unending cases of gender-based violence on the inside is on display in Kampala, Nsambya Estate Road Opposite th...

Digital spaces: A lifeline for LGBTI persons

Last year, EAVA Artists conducted digital security training for LGBTIQ activists and advocates in Kampala, Uganda. Various organizations gathered to i...

Pride Month 2021 : A missed opportunity for LGBTQI+ persons

Globally, Pride celebrations are a display of solidarity and protest against discrimination, state repression and criminalizing homosexuality. June marks the Pride month for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex – LGBTQI+ community across the globe.

The new face of the Anti-homosexuality Bill and Sexual Offenses Bill 2019

On paper, it is the Sexual Offenses Bill 2019, but clauses in the bill that was passed by the Parliament of Uganda on Monday 3rd May 2021 reveal another homophobic plot to criminalize same-sex relationships(Love) in Uganda. LGBT persons are always arrested and charged under the guise of committing “unnatural offences”.

“A voice within” Faith Leaders supporting LGBT Inclusivity in Uganda

The documentary titled “A Voice Within” is the first of its kind in Uganda, and it was directed by Vincent Kyabayinze who is also the EAVA Artists Executive Director. During the unveiling event, Mr Kyabayinze said the screening wouldn’t be held in a theatre as usual because theatres are still closed in observance of the Presidential guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.