Women of Faith, Women of Doubt Panelist: Maxensia Nakibuuka

From Kampala, Uganda, Maxensia Nakibuuka is a local political leader in New York, whom is living with HIV. In 2012, she was a civil society representative at the UN and spoke about the effects of criminalizing individuals living with HIV. Nakibuuka will be part of a panel during the UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting (3/9 - 3/20) in New York. Nakibuuka will be part of a panel discussing the fact that the LGBTQ community around the globe can not experience the full capacity of human rights until all women are granted the same equal rights that their male counterparts have long enjoyed.