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.