Gay and Proud in Uganda

Alexis Okeowo went to see the first gay pride parade in Uganda, which, based on its appalling record on LGBT rights, is widely panned as the worst place to live if you're gay:

People swam, drank, and danced as a D.J. played loud music. I met people like Akram, who operates a “gay-video library.” Activist Frank Mugisha, who appeared dressed in a sailor’s costume with a rainbow sash and called himself Captain Pride, told me, “I just wish I had a switch to turn on that would make everyone who’s gay say they are gay. Then everyone who is homophobic can realize their brothers, their sisters, and their aunts are gay.” He confessed that he was shocked to see so many people in attendance.

More on Uganda's shameful gay rights violations here.