![]() In a country where homophobic attacks are common, this discretion is a safety measure but not only that. We met at a Pride event held in a secret location on the outskirts of Kampala, the far outskirts where you find bulldozers filling in swampland. WARNER: Pepe Julian Onziema is a transgender man and one of the organizers of Pride. GREGORY WARNER, BYLINE: Wait, no kissing. PEPE JULIAN ONZIEMA: Flamboyance has to be under control. ![]() GREG WARNER, BYLINE: Rule number one of Uganda Pride: No wigs, makeup, or rainbow flags until you get to the designated private meet-up spot. NPR's Gregory Warner sent us this postcard from the week-long Uganda Pride. Uganda's parliament is lingering over a long-debated piece of legislation that's extremely anti-gay, all of which didn't stop the festivities entirely. There discrimination against gays is widespread and widely accepted. The celebration in Uganda is quite a bit more discreet. Gay pride celebrations around the world are all about proclaiming loudly: I'm out and I'm proud.
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