Commemorates the death of 45 Christians who were killed for not denouncing their faith in 1886 When is Ugandan Martyrs' Day? Martyrs' Day is a national public holiday in Uganda on June 3rd. The day commemorates the 45 martyrs, both Catholic and Anglican, who were killed on the orders of ...
Two poignant examples from queer history illustrate how the "heteronorm" was/is established over queer bodies and spirits: one, Balboa's murder of "sodomites" (Panama, 1513) and, in 1886 (B)Uganda, the demonization of the African queer/bi ruler, Mwanga. For contemporary Western queer/bi ...