Julius Kaggwa
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photo with recipients of the U.S. State Department’s 2011 Human Rights Defender Award including Julius Kaggwa in Kampala, Uganda on August 3, 2012.
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| Born | Uganda |
| Occupation | Executive Director of Support Initiative for People with atypical sex Development |
| Known for | Intersex and transgender activist |
| Website | sipduganda.org |
Julius Kaggwa is a prominent Ugandan intersex and transgender activist and executive director of intersex support organization Support Initiative for People with atypical sex Development (SIPD).[1][2] In 2010, Kaggwa was a joint winner of the Human Rights First 2010 Human Rights Award.[3][4]
Activism
Kaggwa campaigns on health and human rights issues facing intersex and gender non-conforming people, and also against the Ugandan "Anti-homosexuality" Bill.[5][6]
Kaggwa has described how intersex infants may be mutilated or terminated due to the stigma surrounding their birth, and mothers may be stigmatized.[7] SIPD aims to change cultural attitudes, and support appropriate medical care.[7] Intersex conditions are viewed as a medical issue, in contrast to homosexuality,[7] but as a committed Christian, Kaggwa argues that violence and discrimination against LGBT people is incompatible with his faith.[8]
Works
Kaggwa has been published by The World Post, a partnership between The Huffington Post and Berggruen Institute covering issues such as the Ugandan Anti-homosexuality Bill.[8][9]
Awards and recognition
In 2010, Kaggwa was a joint winner of the Human Rights First 2010 Human Rights Award for his work leading the fight against an anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda, and helping to crate a more tolerant environment for sexual minorities.[10]
As a member of Uganda’s Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Kaggwa was a joint winner in the Human Rights Defenders Award, 2011.[11]
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