David Kato
David Kato Kisule | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1964[1] Nakawala, Mukono, Uganda |
| Died | 26 January 2011 (aged 46) Bukusa, Mukono, Uganda |
| Known for | LGBT rights activist |
David Kato Kisule (c. 1964 – 26 January 2011)[2] was a Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement[3] and described as "Uganda's first openly gay man".[4] He served as advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).
Kato was murdered at his home in 2011, shortly after winning a lawsuit against a magazine which had published his name and photograph identifying him as gay and calling for him to be executed.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Photograph of David Kato showing 1964 date of birth". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "Obituary: Uganda gay activist David Kato". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ Gettleman, Jeffrey (27 January 2011). "Ugandan Who Spoke Up for Gays Is Beaten to Death". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ "New cinema: The kuchu chronicles". The Economist. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
