Pepe Julian Onziema

"Onziema" redirects here; not to be confused with Onzima.
Pepe Julian Onziema
Onziema in August 2025
Born (1980-11-30) November 30, 1980
Uganda
Occupations

Pepe Julian Onziema (born November 30, 1980) is a Ugandan LGBT rights and human rights activist. He began his human rights work in 2004. A trans man, he has participated in organizing LGBT pride celebrations in Uganda.

Onziema is the Director of Programs at Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), an LGBTI advocacy organization. SMUG provides research, documentation, and evidence to advocate for policy change in Uganda. They also provide LGBT+ members with safety and protection from discriminatory hate crimes.

As of 2019, Onziema has been arrested or detained seven times, incurring violence in which he lost hearing in his left ear and needed to be hospitalized.

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