Life-saving work for LGBTQ folks in Uganda - "Biggie" from FARUG

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ssenfuka Joanita Warry (Biggie) is the Executive Director of Freedom and Roam Uganda FARUG which is a Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer diverse persons and women's rights organization based in Uganda. </span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FARUG’s mission is to strengthen and mobilize the voice, visibility, and collective organizing power of LBQ womxn in order to change the norms, institutions, policies, and practices that perpetuate inequality, homophobia, hetero normativity and violence in both the public and private arenas.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biggie shares the life-saving work FARUG does on a daily basis including teaching the queer community how to navigate the laws in Uganda which still criminals homosexuality.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biggie breaks down how Christianity is used as a perpetrator of violence to the LGBTQ community. BIGGIE ALSO chairs  LGBTQ Catholics- faithful souls Uganda to counter hateful speech from the church and have a safe religious space and a support group. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FARUG is currently looking for help with getting binders and other devices(which are not yet accessible in Uganda) for the trans men in their community.</span></p> <p>You can help FARUG by contacting them here:</p> <p>https://www.faruganda.org/contact-us/</p>