Mark Kiyimba is a
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
n
Unitarian Universalist minister and activist for
LGBT rights in Uganda. He founded and leads the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, Uganda;
the church runs an orphanage and a school for children infected with
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...
and who have lost parents to the disease.
Activism
He has been a vocal opponent of
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill; in 2010, he organized a conference (held on February 14) called "Standing on the Side of Love: Reimagining Valentine’s Day", to protest the bill.
He has taken his opposition to the United States, seeking support for his mission.
Recognition
The
National Education Association awarded him its 2012 Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights.
References
Further reading
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External links
New Life Uganda
Living people
21st-century Ugandan clergy
Unitarian Universalist clergy
Ugandan LGBT rights activists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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