Julius Kaganzi Kaggwa

Julius Kaggwa is a prominent Ugandan intersex and transgender activist and executive director of intersex support organization Support Initiative for People with atypical sex Development (SIPD). In 2010, Kaggwa was a joint winner of the Human Rights First Human Rights Award. The following year, he was a joint winner of the Human Rights Defenders Award. and also gender non-conforming people, and against the Ugandan "Anti-homosexuality" Bill.

Kaggwa has described how intersex infants may be mutilated or terminated due to the stigma surrounding their birth, and mothers may be stigmatized. Intersex conditions are viewed as a medical issue, in contrast to homosexuality, In 2016, Kaggwa described how increasing discrimination against LGBT people in Uganda has contributed to a lack of safety for intersex people.

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Kaggwa was a joint winner of the Human Rights First 2010 Human Rights Award for his work leading the fight against an anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda, and helping to create a more tolerant environment for sexual minorities.

As a member of Uganda's Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Kaggwa was a joint winner in the Human Rights Defenders Award, 2011.

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