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When Existence Is Resistance: Being LGBTQ+ Where It’s Dangerous to Be Seen facilitated by Nicky Wetherell (they/she)

This event invites you into a vital, rarely-heard conversation with Fabian Frank-Kagimu, Executive Director of PRISM Empowerment and Development Initiatives (PEDI Uganda) a trans-led, grassroots organisation working on the frontlines of this reality.

Fabian will be talking to us live via video call in conversation with a facilitator passionate about global justice speaking about other areas of the world where being LBGTQIA+ is criminalised. They will share powerful stories into what it means to exist in a country that criminalises your existence, and how queer people survive and resist in contexts shaped by crisis, criminalisation and displacement.

Why This Matters:

  • Because being LGBTQIA+ should not be a death sentence.

  • Because queerness in some parts of the world is still illegal.

  • Because many people have little exposure to what queer life looks like in parts of the world where it’s dangerous to be queer

About PEDI Uganda:

PRISM Empowerment and Development Initiatives (PEDI Uganda) supports transgender women in Uganda through holistic, life-saving work:

Mental health services: free counselling, therapy, and support groupsEmergency aid: food, shelter, and crisis support for trans people under threat

Economic empowerment: business training, innovation, and sustainable livelihoods

Advocacy & visibility: pushing for the inclusion of trans people in national and global frameworks

Their impact has reached over 200 trans women through frontline care, trauma-informed services, and visibility in spaces where queer voices are often erased.

Who is this event for?

This event is for those who care about LBGTQIA+ liberation, global solidarity, and justice. Whether you’re LGBTQIA+, a human rights advocate, a student, or someone seeking to understand more, this space is for you.

Expect truth and heart. Come with curiosity, leave with a deeper understanding of the realities queer people face across different cultural, legal, and political landscapes.

This isn’t just a conversation. It’s an invitation to witness, to feel, and to respond. To see how queerness is criminalised in some corners of the world, and how community still rises.

Ticket Tiers

£3 – Low Income Ticket For those who need financial accessibility. No questions asked.

£8 – General Admission Supports the running of this event

£10 – Supporter Ticket This is a powerful act of support.

£3 of every ticket goes to Full Moon Revolution to support running the space.

All other proceeds will go to PEDI Uganda.

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