Jay Mulucha

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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). Mulucha is also one of the managers of the team.

Biography

Mulucha started playing basketball when he was a teenager. [1]

Mulucha 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]

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References

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