The Kuchus of Uganda is a new award-winning documentary by Swedish director Mathilda Piehl about members of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) for whom we are trying to raise $1,000 (also read our interview with SMUG chairman Frank Mugisha). “Kuchu” is a Kenyan word meaning “same”, and the word has been adopted by gays and lesbians in Uganda for use in public spaces, especially when they don’t want other people to know what they’re talking about. In one scene in the documentary, members of SMUG were invited to participate in what’s supposed to have been a public debate at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, but none of the medical students, it appeared, had any interest in hearing them out, instead clobbering them with Bible verses and taunting them with insults. Awarded the Derek Oyston Campaign for Homosexual Equality Film Award at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, this documentary is a depressing look into one of the world’s most homophobic countries today.
Watch Kuchus of Uganda after the jump and help us raise $1,000 for SMUG by clicking on the ChipIn button below to make a donation via Paypal.
Help SMUG make a difference in Uganda by clicking on the “ChipIn” button to donate via Paypal.
3 Responses
September 10th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Just donated. <3
September 10th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Thanks Dan!
September 16th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
This documentary deserves a wide audience – Thank you Gays.Com for publicising it & arranging contributions.
I have made my friends & contacts in UK aware of it.
Thank you.
Leave a Reply