The excellent documentary Call Me Kuchu hits DVD in the UK on February 25th courtesy of Dogwoof Films, and we’ve teamed up with them to give away two copies of the DVD.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘In an unmarked office at the end of a dirt track, veteran activist David Kato labours to repeal Uganda’s homophobic laws and liberate his fellow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women, or “kuchus.” But David’s formidable task just became much more difficult. A new “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” proposes death for HIV-positive gay men, and prison for anyone who fails to turn in a known homosexual. Inspired by American evangelicals who have christened Uganda ground zero in their war on the “homosexual agenda,” the Bill awaits debate in Uganda’s Parliament. Meanwhile, local newspapers have begun outing kuchus with vicious fervour under headlines such as: “HOMO TERROR! We Name and Shame Top Gays in the City.”
‘David, Uganda’s first openly gay man, is one of the few who dare to publicly protest state-sanctioned homophobia. Working with an idiosyncratic clan of fellow activists, David fights Uganda’s government and tabloids in the courts, on television, and at the United Nations. Because, he insists, “if we keep on hiding, they will say we’re not here.”’
It’s a brilliant, moving and sometimes pretty shocking documentary that’s well worth watching, so If you’d like to try and win one of the two Call Me Kuchu DVDs that we’ve got to give away, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on March 5th 2013, so get answering and good luck!
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