Episode 226 : Samson Turinawe - Advocating for LGBTQ Africans

Published: Sept. 20, 2019, noon

b'Our guest today is Samson Turinawe. Samson is the Executive Director of the Universal Love Alliance, a grassroots organization in Uganda which advocates for LGBTQ people.

A Ugandan humanitarian, educator and human rights defender. He believes that \\u201cevery human being should be respected simply for being who they are, a part of Life\\u2019s creation.\\u201d Tolerance, inclusiveness, love, compassion, dialogue and reconciliation are all central themes in his work. Through his teaching and activism, he emphasizes that \\u201cignorance can be defeated through education, poverty through hard work and possession of capital, and internal schisms and separatism through unity. Samson is working for a new generation \\u2014 one that is open-minded, open-hearted, diversity-embracing, and committed to serving all of humanity.

You can find out more about his work here.'