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Two studies one by Muyunga-Mukasa and another by Ayesiga, targeting LGBTIQQ communities show the resilience they exhibit amidst persecution, dejection, rejection, destitution and how they have arisen to craft and create their own paths to a happy life. They are no cry-babies no more! They have leveraged their situation and engaged in activities to promote self-belief, self-preservation and self-determination. They have harnessed their agency and navigated the social contexts as they enhance their autonomy. This is in form of daily activities of life: dressing, housing, talents, expression, and productivity, commitment to work and how they appropriate resources around them. This is an abstract of the study conducted by Muyunga-Mukasa in 2019. The study established how story telling is a mechanism by which LGBTIQ+ are reconstructing productivity, meaningfulness and setting up paths for self-determination. Technology, LGBTIQQ-themed Messaging and Proxies for Coping; Ref...

Two studies one by Muyunga-Mukasa and another by Ayesiga, targeting LGBTIQQ communities show the resilience they exhibit amidst persecution, dejection, rejection, destitution and how they have arisen to craft and create their own paths to a happy life. They are no cry-babies no more! They have leveraged their situation and engaged in activities to promote self-belief, self-preservation and self-determination. They have harnessed their agency and navigated the social contexts as they enhance their autonomy. This is in form of daily activities of life: dressing, housing, talents, expression, and productivity, commitment to work and how they appropriate resources around them. A study by Ayesiga (2019) raises important points . Mutual Aid Groups play a social Support role filling the gap of emotional growth as LGBTIQQ are faced with sexuality, gender and identity dysphoria and euphoria issues.   The report ” Invisible Scars” compiled by Elvis Herbert Ayesiga,...

MOST AT RISK POPULATIONS' SOCIETY IN UGANDA SOGIHIV Plan 2017-2027 The Four Way Approach: Inform, Involve, Integrate We have developed considerable tools to help capture a universe which in turn can raise awareness on issues to do with normativity.    We have in turn gained skill and expertise in many areas but some critical product categories we are very confident in are captured in our SOGI Plan 2017-2027: The SOGI Plan 2017-2027: Sexuality Spectrum and its day-to-day application The SOGI Plan 2017-2027: Orientation Spectrum and its day-to-day application The SOGI Plan 2017-2027: Gender Spectrum and its day-to-day application The SOGI Plan 2017-2027: Identity Spectrum and its day-to-day application The above can only be well tackled when we have in turn addressed:    the meaning of “End to HIV”; HIV Criminalization; communicating SRH preferences appropriately. NB. Join our SOGIHIV Law Uganda  email list please. Yes, we have one. ...