A Ugandan tabloid has published pictures of LGBTI Ugandans celebrating Pride on its front page, branding it a ‘sex fest’ today (28 May).

Activists from the Out and Proud Diamond Group attended Birmingham Pride last weekend, kissing their loved ones and celebrating in a way they cannot do in the country they once called home.

The knowledge they can never go back was heightened when Hello Daily newspaper published their full photos, making clear they would risk violence if they return.

The front page headline reads: ‘Ugandan Gays Hold Sex Fest In UK’. It shows two Ugandan gay women kissing, two gay men holding each other, and a gay black man with his white boyfriend. GSN has blurred the picture to protect them from violence.

Tony Kitara, a member of the Out and Proud Diamond Group who appeared on the front page, said those pictures show LGBTI people celebrating freedom.

‘I am proud that the people of Uganda have now seen the life I am enjoying as a human being,’ he said.

‘Even though my picture has been beamed all over Uganda, I am proud that I am playing my part in raising awareness.’