Last Updated on January 9, 2024 by Kittredge Cherry
Patrick Leuben Mukajanga, known by many as Mleuben Maccarthy, was a gay Ugandan pastor and LGBTQ activist. He died in a motorcycle accident while riding from Kampala to his home in Ibanda town on July 31, 2020 at age 43.
A memorial portrait of Mukajanga was created and donated to his family by Italian artist Dario Picciau, member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The artist was a friend of Mukajanga, and collaborated with him in humanitarian actions that saved many lives.
Mukajanga was born on December 2, 1976 and grew up in a religious family in village setting in Uganda’s Kiruhura district. He founded and served as executive director of Saint Paul’s Voice Centre of Uganda (SPAVOC), which fights for LGBTQ equality and access to AIDS/HIV services.
Links related to Patrick Leuben Mukajanga
Rev. Patrick Lueben Mukajanga profile (LGBTQ Religious Archives Network)
Related books
“Kenyan, Christian, Queer: Religion, LGBT Activism, and Arts of Resistance in Africa” by Adriaan van Klinken
“Sacred Queer Stories: Ugandan LGBTQ+ Refugee Lives and the Bible,” edited by Adriaan van Klinken and others, 2021.
“Christianity and Controversies over Homosexuality in Contemporary Africa” by Ezra Chitando and Adriaan van Klinken (Editors)
“Heterosexual Africa?: The History of an Idea from the Age of Exploration to the Age of AIDS” (book) by Marc Epprecht
“Freedom To Love For ALL: Homosexuality is not Un-African” (book) by Yemisi Ilesanmi
“American Culture Warriors in Africa: A Guide to the Exporters of Homophobia and Sexism” by Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma
“Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies of African Homosexualities” (book) by Will Roscoe
Links related to LGBTQ Africa
FannyAnn Eddy: Lesbian martyr in Africa (Q Spirit)
David Kato: Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist and martyr (Q Spirit)
Trinidad Jerry / Chriton Atuhwera: LGBTQ Ugandan activist killed by homophobic attack (Q Spirit)
Uganda Martyrs raise questions on homosexuality, religion and LGBTQ rights (Q Spirit)
Saint Walatta Petros: African nun shared a lifetime bond with a female partner in 17th-century (Q Spirit)
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Top image credit:
Portrait of Patrick Leuben Mukajanga by Dario Picciau
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This post is part of the LGBTQ Saints series by Kittredge Cherry. Traditional and alternative saints, people in the Bible, LGBTQ martyrs, authors, theologians, religious leaders, artists, deities and other figures of special interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and our allies are covered.
This article was originally published on Q Spirit on July 31, 2021 and checked for accuracy on July 30,2023.
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