Jay Mulucha
Ugandan basketball player
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Jay Mulucha is a Ugandan LGBT activist and basketball player of the Magic Stormers, a team participating in the Federation of Uganda Basketball League (FUBA). He is also one of the managers of the team.
Biography
Mulucha started playing basketball when he was a teenager.[1]
Mulucha, who is a trans man, nearly died after being attacked while rallying for LGBT rights.[2] On the verge of suicide in the hospital, he decided he would continue campaigning for LGBTIQ rights in his homeland.[3] He became the coordinator of Pride Uganda and participated in the first Pride Festival in 2012.[4] He is also the president of Fem Alliance Uganda, an organization focusing on computer training programs and economic empowering projects to create more opportunities for Uganda's LGBT community.[5][6]