Members of Sexual Minorities Uganda, a gay advocate non-government organization at the opening of fourth annual sexual and gender based violence/persecution awareness campaign week in the capital city Kampala, Uganda, Monday March 19, 2012. Four years ago, Frank Mugisha had to beg his gay colleagues to join him for his first-ever demonstration for gay rights. Today, dozens of gay Ugandans join Mugisha in public demonstrations aimed at swaying public opinion. Though parliament has before it a harsh anti-gay bill, Mugisha and his friends are buoyed by a new sense of optimism _ and new legal tactics to help protect the gay community. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)