This poster presentation will highlight the urgent need to address the intersection of HIV and LGBTQ+ rights in the context of discriminatory legislation, while underscoring the pivotal role of organizations like MenEngage Uganda in upholding the health and dignity of LGBTI individuals living with HIV in Uganda.
Uganda’s recent enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act-AHA heightened the vulnerability of the LGBTI community, particularly those living with HIV as required health workers, legal service providers and others to report LGBTQ+ members seeking services to police for appropriate action, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of LGBTI individuals, impeding their access to essential HIV-related services and putting them at increased risk of stigma, discrimination, and violence.