Mark Kiyimba is a Ugandan Unitarian Universalist minister and activist for LGBT rights in Uganda. He founded [1] and leads the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kampala, Uganda; [2] the church runs an orphanage and a school for children infected with HIV/AIDS and who have lost parents to the disease. [3]
He has been a vocal opponent of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill; in 2010, he organized a conference (held on February 14) called "Standing on the Side of Love: Reimagining Valentine’s Day", to protest the bill. [2] [4] He has taken his opposition to the United States, seeking support for his mission. [3] [5] [6]
The National Education Association awarded him its 2012 Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights. [7]
Mark Kiyimba is a Ugandan Unitarian Universalist minister and activist for LGBT rights in Uganda. He founded [1] and leads the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kampala, Uganda; [2] the church runs an orphanage and a school for children infected with HIV/AIDS and who have lost parents to the disease. [3]
He has been a vocal opponent of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill; in 2010, he organized a conference (held on February 14) called "Standing on the Side of Love: Reimagining Valentine’s Day", to protest the bill. [2] [4] He has taken his opposition to the United States, seeking support for his mission. [3] [5] [6]
The National Education Association awarded him its 2012 Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights. [7]