Aeon commissioned photographer Tadej Znidarcic to illustrate Graeme Wood’s essay ’Outrageous Freedom’ on Ugandan gay rights. Znidarcic had unprecedented access to both sides of the conflict, photographing a gathering of the religious and political firebrands who continue to press for the anti-homosexuality bill to be passed in parliament, as well as the gay activists who campaign for freedom from persecution.
Persecution and response
Photo essay: Uganda presses on with its anti-homosexuality bill while the LGBT community fights back
by Tadej Znidarcic
essayGender and identity
Outrageous freedom
In the face of prejudice and persecution, the Ugandan gay rights movement has crafted a surprising victory
Graeme Wood
essayHuman rights and justice
Red-hot gay marriage
Gay liberation didn’t begin with marches and political rallies, but with a revolution in thought
Jim Downs
essayWar and peace
Don’t look away
Photography came of age amid the wars and atrocities, as well as the humanitarian aspirations, of the modern world
Jeremy Adelman
essayGender
Queer and Arab
Was there no room for the queer individual in Arab history? Have people like us simply never belonged?
Aya Labanieh
essayHuman rights and justice
Utah is so gay!
The Mormon state is seen as deeply homophobic. Yet, from polygamy to pride, Mormons themselves are a distinctly queer lot
Kristi Rhead
essaySubcultures
Life in the buff
Naturists believed nudity was profoundly beneficial to society. In order to spread the message, they took to photography
Annebella Pollen