Author: Rainbow Riots

Rainbow Riots is an international non profit LGBT organisation operating in Uganda since 2015. Now things are harder than ever in this East African country, since the introduction of death penalty for homosexuality. To fight this human rights violation we are gathering Ugandan LGBT voices to...

A real LGBT voice from Rainbow Riots Uganda about the Anti-Homosexuality Bill: As an LGBT person in Uganda, my voice is shielded in fear. It is already illegal to be gay in Uganda, but now life is getting even harder. We are too afraid to speak...

A message to the world from a member of Rainbow Riots Uganda:  Discrimination, homophobia and victimization is a reality for LGBT people in Uganda. Especially for us who are living in the slums. Everyone knows everyone’s business. You fear for your life every day. People in...

A message to the world from Rainbow Riots Uganda: Uganda’s parliament has proposed a horrifying new law that criminalises even identifying as LGBT. Anyone convicted of "aggravated homosexuality" - could face the death penalty. This is one of the toughest pieces of anti-gay legislation in Africa. Rainbow...

A message to the world from Rainbow Riots Uganda: In Uganda the situation for LGBT+ people is getting worse. In this East African country it is already illegal to be LGBT+, and now the parliament is once again discussing reintroducing the Anti homosexuality bill, commonly known...

Here is a photo from Rainbow Riots latest music workshop with young LGBT people in Uganda. We had such a great time in the studio! In Uganda it’s illegal to be LGBT, so Rainbow Riots use creativity as a tool to strengthen the community in...

As part of our LGBT youth programme “New Rainbows” we have organised a series of creative workshops with young LGBT people in Uganda, where same sex relations are illegal. In these workshops we worked with choreographers, recording studios and camera crews, letting young LGBT community...

Here is a picture from our latest creative workshops in Mumbai, India, led by India’s first avantgarde drag performer Tropical Marca, as part of our new LGBT youth programme “New Rainbows”. In this programme we arrange workshops for young LGBT people around the world to...

Rainbow Riots are proud to present our new LGBT youth programme “New Rainbows” with community activities for LGBT+ teens and young adults all over the world! During Stockholm Pride this summer we teamed up with our partners, famous Swedish drag theatre company Bland drakar och dragqueens...

Our new song "We Don't Care" featuring queer artists from all over the world has received airplay from 3 Australian radio stations - Queer for your ears on Eastside FM, JOY FM and 104 CHY FM! Thank you for the support! ...