In 2012, he was invited on the Ugandan television show Morning Breeze hosted by Simon Kaggwa Njala, to join a debate about sexual minorities and their situation in Uganda. He has since participated in organizing LGBT pride celebrations in Uganda. He began his human rights work in 2003, which has twice led to his arrest. In 2012, he was named a Global Citizen by the Clinton Global Initiative for his work in human rights advocacy. Pepe Julian Onziema (born November 30, 1980) is a Ugandan LGBT rights and human rights activist. Program Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda
