It Feels Good To Be Forbidden- Val Kalende
05/15/22 • 49 min
Val Kalende is an activist and founding member of Uganda's LGBTQ MOVEMENT. Val helped launch Freedom and Roam Uganda-FARUG. She shares how taking the risk to be visible has paid off in advancing LGBTQ rights in Uganda.
Val opens up about her journey of going back into the closet after being a vocal LGBTQ activist to undergo conversion therapy.
Her journey is one of struggle and hope and finally coming to full acceptance of her queerness.
Find Val on Fb @Val Kalende
To learn more about Val :
https://76crimes.com/2022/02/02/unchanged-a-lesbian-christians-journey-through-ex-gay-life/
Val Kalende is an activist and founding member of Uganda's LGBTQ MOVEMENT. Val helped launch Freedom and Roam Uganda-FARUG. She shares how taking the risk to be visible has paid off in advancing LGBTQ rights in Uganda.
Val opens up about her journey of going back into the closet after being a vocal LGBTQ activist to undergo conversion therapy.
Her journey is one of struggle and hope and finally coming to full acceptance of her queerness.
Find Val on Fb @Val Kalende
To learn more about Val :
https://76crimes.com/2022/02/02/unchanged-a-lesbian-christians-journey-through-ex-gay-life/
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