Ice breakers Uganda started in 2004, after deriving the idea from Ice Breakers Manchester. I developed the idea of starting a gay organization as way to protect and support homosexual orientation in Uganda after fully accepting my self as a homosexual man at the age of 12 after several years of struggling with my sexual orientation.

The idea of starting this LGBTI organization was given momentum when I searched Google and I found out that there was an organization called Ice Breakers Manchester, when I contacted one of its members called David Armstrong. He gave me moral support and courage to carry on the with the idea. This came in reality after hearing the desperate pleas by LGBTI community in Uganda. And now with the Support that Ice breakers Manchester offered, we decided to start Ice breakers Uganda. Further more the coalition with Sexual Minorities Uganda has broadened our activities as Human rights defenders and to understand more how to deal with LGBTI work – I credit Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) – with acknowledgement let me thank

MS. Victor .J. Mukasa Former Chairperson SMUG for the support, passion and unity towards the Ugandan LGBTI community also the member organizations for the support, thank you – Freedom and Roam Uganda (Far Uganda) , Spectrum Initiative Uganda and Integrity Uganda.

Salute the International friends and supporters, Behind the Mask , Centre for Development Malawi, Lesbian and Gay foundation Manchester , Ishtar Kenya and of course our mother Icebreakers Manchester.