On this National Coming Out Day, I stand proud as an LGBT Ugandan activist.

Ugandan Poet ARTivist Hans Senfuma is using social media to stand up against the brutal Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA2024)

We wear the mask the grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, This debt we pay to human guile.

Beneath the moon's soft shimmering light, Two bodies gracefully dance in the night. One world that hides, one world that's unseen.

Especially those from the Black community who even now, especially in Africa, face the compounded struggle of racism and queer oppression.

In the quiet corners of memory’s attic, Where secrets nestle like forgotten letters, Lies a chapter unwritten, veiled in whispers.

A poem about lesbians who are being raped.

In the shadowed alleys of my soul, Where fear once held dominion, A beacon of light emerged.

In the quiet corners of history’s embrace, Where shadows dance and memories trace, There stands a figure, Phillip.

In the quiet dawn, when skies are brushed with dew, A spectral bridge emerges, vivid and true. Seven colors dance upon the canvas of air.

In the heart of Uganda, where crimson earth meets azure sky, A secret blooms, fragile and forbidden, like a wilting lily.

In the quiet corners of courage, Where love blooms unapologetically, The rainbow unfurls its vibrant hues, A symphony of resilience.

In the quiet of dawn, when the sun first peeks, A mother's love blooms, steadfast and unique. She stood strong, a single beacon of light.

In the heart of Uganda's sun-kissed land, Where shadows dance and secrets stand, A vibrant spectrum blooms, defying night.

In the heart of Uganda, amidst a landscape shrouded in fear and oppression, a beacon of resilience shines through the words of Hans Senfuma.

Picture us sitting by a sunlit window, aroma of freshly brewed tea enveloping us. Poems, like fragile paper boats, sail across the table.