Leilah Babirye

Multidisciplinary artist and activist

Leilah Babirye is a Ugandan-born artist and activist who fled her native country in 2015 after being publicly outed. She has since become a prominent voice on issues of identity, sexuality, and human rights. Babirye's work is characterized by its use of everyday materials and its exploration of themes such as displacement, identity, and social justice. She has exhibited her work internationally and has received numer...