In our latest interview, we sit down with activists Hillary (Uganda) and Ninga (Kenya) to discuss love, liberation, and building a future together as a queer power couple in East Africa. 🏳️‍🌈✨ Read the full conversation here: kuchutimes.substack.com/p/love-polit...

Love, Politics and the Making of a Power Couple

Ugandan activist Hillary and Kenyan activist Ninga talk love, liberation, political contradictions and what it means to imagine a future together as a queer couple from East Africa.

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Did you know diverse gender identities have deep roots in pre-colonial Africa? We review Boy-Wives and Female Husbands—a vital read that reclaims our authentic history. Read here: kuchutimes.substack.com/p/boy-wives-...

Boy-Wives and Female Husbands

The ache of finding ourselves in someone else’s archive

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"Progress is won, not given." ✊🏿🌍 The new UN HIV Declaration isn't just diplomacy—it’s a hard-fought victory by the grassroots activists who refused to disappear. Read the real story: kuchutimes.substack.com/p/we-refused...

We Refused to Disappear: The Human Story Behind the Latest UN HIV Declaration

When the Executive director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima announced that 149 UN Member States had officially adopted a new Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS, the international headlines were quick to...

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Nairobi at twilight is both beautiful and brutal — it gives you a chance, and it takes your breath. 🌆✨ Read Part II of "NAIROBI: THE BREATH TAKER" by Ishmael Sbulele Bahati on KuchuTimes: kuchutimes.substack.com/p/nairobi-th...

If you can, come let us celebrate the life and legacy of Bishop Christopher Senyonjo at his memorial service. 🗓️ Tomorrow ⏰ 2:00 PM 📍 Namirembe Cathedral Read the full tribute: kuchutimes.substack.com/p/in-honor-o...

A bishop who chose love over condemnation 🕊️ Bishop Christopher Ssenyonjo showed queer Ugandans what unconditional faith looks like. His legacy of radical acceptance will echo far beyond his 94 years. Read his remarkable story here: kuchutimes.substack.com/p/rememberin...

"Fate will always take its course." 🔥 On the fall of (some of) Uganda's most powerful anti-gay voices and what it means for the community they tried to erase. 👉🏿 kuchutimes.substack.com/p/some-days-...

Join us this Wednesday on our TikTok for a conversation on democracy. Save the date. Save the time. See you soon.

Democracy isn't democracy without us. 🏳️‍🌈 This #IDAHOBIT2026, KuchuTimes affirms that queer persons are voters, leaders & changemakers. Our participation is non-negotiable. Nothing About Us Without Us

4 in 10 Ugandan youth are in mental distress. For queer youth, it's worse and the cause isn't who they are. It's what's being done to them. Read 👇🏿 kuchutimes.substack.com/p/your-mind-... Follow us on Substack for more. 🔗

We call homosexuality a "Western import" — but conveniently forget the laws criminalizing it arrived on the same colonial ships. 🤔 Botswana noticed. Full piece here: kuchutimes.substack.com/p/outlived-t... Also don't forget to follow Kuchu Times on Substack.

Outlived Their Usefulness: Botswana Clocks the "Relics" Passing for African Values

It is a dark period for the preservation of antique legal furniture.

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Poverty. Corruption. Crumbling hospitals. And Africa's lawmakers chose to go to a conference to talk about gays. 📖 : kuchutimes.substack.com/p/the-contra...

The Contradiction of the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Anti-LGBTQ Conference in Accra, 2026

On April 16, the Ugandan parliamentary delegation met with the Ghanaian lawmakers in Accra for the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Anti-LGBTQ Conference.

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Survivors deserve to be heard. Not weaponized. This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we're talking about who gets to tell the story and who pays when it's taken out of context. 🔗 : kuchutimes.substack.com/p/when-silen...

Join us today on the other App (TikTok) for a conversation on belonging and building spaces. See you later. 2pm.

Update: Wendy and Diana have been granted bail. But the charges under Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 remain. Their fight is not over. Drop the charges. Free them now.

Huge congratulations to Frank Mugisha on winning the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize! We're honored to celebrate a fearless advocate for human rights and justice. Well deserved! 🌟

This Good Friday, we remember a love that knew no boundaries, no conditions, no exceptions. He did it all for you — exactly as you are.

Be sure to join us today and every other Wednesday LIVE on our TikTok at Midday for Bridging Rainbows. Come let's talk : www.tiktok.com/@KuchuTimes

This TDOV, we're not just looking, we're thinking deeper. True Power Beyond Visibility means the right to safety, the access to healthcare, and the freedom to exist without fear. Visibility is our starting line, not our finish.

✨ Introducing The Thursday Review — @EASizeYange x Kuchu Times, exploring film, music & literature through a queer African lens. We're starting with Dakan (1997). Read it here : bit.ly/4uQU2nJ

The Thursday Review: Size Yange x Kuchu Times

We are so excited to kick off this new partnership! Every Thursday, Size Yange and Kuchu Times are teaming up to talk about the art that speaks to us. We’re looking at film, music, and literature thro...

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Uganda's queer history didn't happen in silence — and neither will this. Join Pepe Onziema on Legacy Pulse Podcast as we dig deeper into the legal battles, the setbacks, and the triumphs that have shaped queer lives in Uganda. 🎧 New episode dropping soon. lnk.bio/LegacyPulse

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This Wednesday, we gather. The Supreme Court proceedings will touch all of us and Bridging Rainbows is creating space to process, discuss & move forward together. 🎙️ Kirsteen + John Grace + Justine + Ariana | LIVE at Midday on TikTok Link: www.tiktok.com/@kuchutimes

Senegal doubled prison sentences for LGBTQ+ people. Days later, 17-year-old Malick Ndiaye was murdered — profiled and killed in the street. When states write hate into law, they hand a badge to every mob. 🧵 www.kuchutimes.com/2026/03/the-...

The Ink is Still Wet, but the Blood is Already Flowing: From Dakar to Kampala

Last week, the world watched as Senegal’s National Assembly voted to double the prison sentences for LGBTQ+ people. But while the politicians in Dakar were celebrating their "defense of African values...

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It's Opportunity Monday! This week's curated grants, fellowships & funding for civil society orgs, LGBTQ+ communities, artists & changemakers across Africa and beyond. Don't miss the deadlines — share widely! 👇 www.kuchutimes.com/2026/03/%f0%...

Eid Mubarak from all of us at KuchuTimes! 🌙✨ To every Muslim in our community — may this day bring you peace, joy, and the warmth of those you love. You are seen, you are celebrated, and you belong. Eid Sa'id to all. 🤍

🚨 BREAKING: Uganda's Supreme Court will hear the appeal against the Anti-Homosexuality Act on March 31st. This is the final court, whatever they decide is it. Watch this space. 👀 www.kuchutimes.com/2026/03/supr...

SUPREME COURT TO HEAR AHA APPEAL ON MARCH 31

Thursday, March 19, 2026 The Supreme Court of Uganda has confirmed that it will hear the case challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) on 31st March 2026, starting at 10:00 in the morning. This is...

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Uganda's Sexual Offences Bill, 2024 has been withdrawn from Parliament — a small but significant relief for LGBTQ Ugandans already bearing the weight of the Anti-Homosexuality Act. We take the win. 🏳️‍🌈 Read more 👉 www.kuchutimes.com/2026/03/the-...

The Sexual Offences Bill Is Once Again Struck Over Its Contradicting Views

On Thursday, March 12, in a plenary sitting presided over by Rt. Hon. Speaker Anita Among, the Sexual Offences Bill was withdrawn by Flavia Nabagabe, the Kassanda Woman Member of Parliament, on behalf...

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Bridging Rainbows goes LIVE on TikTok at Midday. Pull up, tune in, and join the conversation. 🎙️ ▶️ bit.ly/3N7Rv7T

💡 Opportunity Monday is here! 4 grants for nonprofits, artists & civil society orgs — up to $20K–£75K on offer. Deadlines coming up fast. Read, apply & share! 🌍 🔗 www.kuchutimes.com/2026/03/oppo...

Queer creatives, this one's for you. 🗓️ Artivism Fellowship (ForumCiv) — deadline March 10. 💰 FRIDA Young Feminist Fund — open now, no formal registration required. Full details at the link. 🔗 www.kuchutimes.com/2026/03/oppo...

Opportunity Monday: Funding, Fellowships & Calls for Queer Creatives — March 9, 2026

Every Monday, KuchuTimes Media Group rounds up opportunities relevant to Uganda's LGBTQ+ community — from funding to fellowships, calls for submissions to training programmes. Bookmark it, share it, a...

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