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Legacy Pulse with Pepe Onziema

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They tried to write us out of the story. We're here to set the record straight—and gloriously queer. Join activist Pepe Onziema as Uganda's LGBT+ trailblazers spill the tea on decades of resistance, resilience, and refusing to disappear. From heartbreak to hope, these are the unfiltered stories of people who dared to live out loud when the world demanded silence. This is history with a pulse, told by those who made it and are still making it. Expect tears, laughter, rage, joy, and the kind of fierce love that changes everything. Because the future isn't waiting for permission and neither are w...

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Episode 6 : Strategic Litigation III Court Wins vs. Movement Wins 20.06.2026 15:09

Winning in court is not the same as winning in real life. In this final segment of our deep dive into strategic litigation, Pepe reflects on the complex realities of seeking justice within legal systems that were never originally built for marginalized communities. Drawing from over three decades of activism and firsthand experience as a plaintiff in landmark Ugandan cases, this episode challenges...

Episode 5 : Strategic Litigation II : Our successes, shortcomings and hope in the courts. 24.04.2026 37:41

In the second part of our conversation on strategic litigation, we discuss what our successes and shortcomings have been over the years and where we go from here.

Episode 4 : When we look back, do we see our freedom in court? 03.04.2026 55:58

"Strategic litigation." It sounds like a "sexy" term , but for the queer community in Uganda, it’s been a high-stakes rollercoaster of survival, resistance, and bold defiance. In this episode of The Legacy Pulse , our host Pepe Onziema takes us behind the scenes of the legal battles that defined a movement . We’re moving past the "passion" of just hanging out in bars and straight into the courtroo...

Episode 3 : What does it mean to care when the world stops caring? / Josephine Mukwaaya 24.12.2025 54:16

"Love in the Time of Scarcity: HIV, Care & Survival" What does it mean to care when the world stops caring? In this deeply moving episode, host Pepe Onziema welcomes Josephine Mukwaaya , executive director of COPTEC, for an intimate conversation about love, survival, and service in Uganda's HIV advocacy movement. Josephine opens up about: Living with HIV and caring for others liv...

Episode 2 : Leading with Heart: Building Liberation Together / Godiva Akullo 31.10.2025 57:36

What does liberation look like for queer lives in Uganda? In this compelling second episode, host Pepe Onziema sits down with lawyer, feminist, and fiery lesbian Godiva Akullo to explore the complexities of thriving—not just surviving—as LGBTIQ+ people in a hostile society. From teaching law to fighting back in courtrooms, from chosen family to the power of love, Godiva and Pepe dig deep into: Fem...

Episode 1 : The Journey 17.10.2025 30:11

From Whispers to Roaring: 20+ Years of Queer Organizing in Uganda What does queer liberation actually look like? Join Pepe Onziema as we embark on a profound journey through two decades of LGBTIQ+ organizing in Uganda—a story of courage forged in shadows, visibility claimed against all odds, and joy that refused to be silenced. In this first episode, Pepe takes us from the fragile, coded whispers...

.. Coming Soon 13.10.2025 3:08

Welcome to The Legacy Pulse What happens when history tries to erase you? You tell your own damn story. In the upcoming debut episode, host Pepe Onziema opens the vault on Uganda's LGBTQ movement—starting with their own awakening. This is the origin story you haven't heard: the moment when living authentically became an act of resistance, when personal truth collided with political reality, and wh...