Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium

Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium Bringing liberation, safe housing, great health care, job opportunities, security, and protection to homeless LGBT+ Ugandans is our priority.

We’re empowering marginalized communities and shelter occupants across Uganda with practical health info, protection ski...
18/09/2026

We’re empowering marginalized communities and shelter occupants across Uganda with practical health info, protection skills, and knowledge for better well-being.
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For many marginalized people, homelessness is not simply about lacking a roof. It can mean moving from place to place, l...
16/09/2026

For many marginalized people, homelessness is not simply about lacking a roof. It can mean moving from place to place, losing access to basic needs, and facing each day without knowing where safety or support will come from. Everyone deserves a chance to find somewhere secure and begin again.

Wishing you joy, growth, and a year filled with beautiful moments.
14/09/2026

Wishing you joy, growth, and a year filled with beautiful moments.

What happens within that space matters too. Checking in, listening to occupants, and paying attention to their everyday ...
12/09/2026

What happens within that space matters too. Checking in, listening to occupants, and paying attention to their everyday needs helps ensure that challenges are noticed and the right support can follow.

Safety should be felt, not just provided.

A shelter can be much more than a roof over someone’s head. It can be a space where occupants learn, create, develop pra...
11/09/2026

A shelter can be much more than a roof over someone’s head. It can be a space where occupants learn, create, develop practical skills, and regain confidence while preparing for greater independence. From creative activities to livelihood skills, every opportunity to learn can open a new possibility.

Finding shelter is only the first step. What happens next matters too. Access to food, safety, healthcare, wellbeing sup...
02/09/2026

Finding shelter is only the first step. What happens next matters too. Access to food, safety, healthcare, wellbeing support, documentation, and opportunities to rebuild can determine whether someone simply has a place to stay or has a real chance at stability.

Shelter starts the journey. Stability helps sustain it.

02/09/2026

Update: You can now watch the recorded conversation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5yyADH50mQ

Join us this Friday, ​14 August, for the next of our weekly Archival Conversations with Trans, Gender Diverse and Intersex Activists from Africa. In this interview our team member Victor Mukasa chats to Ugandan trans rights activist, John Grace from Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium.

Join us at 2PM Accra time, 3PM Kinshasa/Luanda time, 4PM Gabarone/Johannesburg time, or 5PM Nairobi/Kampala time on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5yyADH50mQ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1066103695857792

Hope to see you there! Please share with your networks.

More about the speaker:
John Grace (they/them) is a non-binary transgender human rights defender and the Coordinator of the Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium (UMSC). Living with a permanent physical disability, John Grace champions an intersectional, disability-led approach to crisis response and movement building. They lead a decentralized coalition of over 25 grassroots safe spaces across Uganda, focusing on emergency housing, digital security, and health autonomy for trans, gender-diverse youth, and other marginalized LGBQ+ communities surviving the harsh legal landscape of post-AHA (Anti-Homosexuality Act) Uganda.

Read more about Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium from our Digital Archive: https://transintersexhistory.africa/1-august-2020-uganda-minority-shelters-consortium-umsc-founded-uganda/

Thanks to our sponsors, Astraea Le***an Foundation for Justice and The Other Foundation

Safety doesn’t end when someone finds a place to stay. We keep checking in, listening to their experiences, and working ...
26/08/2026

Safety doesn’t end when someone finds a place to stay. We keep checking in, listening to their experiences, and working with shelter teams to help ensure people have a safe and supportive environment.

Rejection, violence, isolation, and displacement can affect mental wellbeing in ways that are not always visible. For ma...
25/08/2026

Rejection, violence, isolation, and displacement can affect mental wellbeing in ways that are not always visible. For marginalized communities, access to safe spaces, trusted support, and psychosocial care can be an important part of recovery.

Mental health deserves support, not silence.

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