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Pride! I am proud, they are proud, we are proud…… We hear that word. We feel a sense of stronger will within us when that word is used either by us or others. We share an understanding and a mental idea of what people go through when they make the claim that they are proud. But what is pride? The English dictionary definition is a good starting point for one to define and understand the word pride. According to English dictionaries, it is a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired. Other words similar to pride are: pleasure, joy, delight, gratification, fulfilment, satisfaction, sense of achievement, comfort, content, contentment and a feeling that one has moved on to a more fulfilling position in life. It is also a confidence and self-respect as expressed by members of a group, typically one that has been socia...

PRIDE Ugandan LGBTIQQ Community is a collective at the interface of normalized patriarchy, matriarchy and gender expansiveness. It is a community of women and men who are negotiating pro-actively how to productively live their lives.  It is the repository of women whose bodies cannot limit the inner gender-self. It is a repository of men whose bodies cannot contain the inner gender-self who defies assigned gender and normativity. They are a collective who have turned potential biases into useful community mobilization markers and change initiators.  They dismiss attributive bias and are now engaging in activities that contribute to their community welfare. Pride Uganda is a series of activities marked in June or July every year. The activities range from paying for a venue (they contribute large sums of money to venue proprietors), buying refreshments (they pay money for food and beverages which means the LGBTIQQ community indirectly pays salaries of employed pe...