UGANDAN LGBTI human rights activist Frank Mugisha has received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for 2011. Congratulations, Frank!

Frank Mugisha, a prominent young advocate for the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Mr. Mugisha is the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a leading organization of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) movement in the East African country. …

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