This article examines the work of Dr. Adrian Jjuuko, a 2018 Alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership in Civic Engagement Institute at the Presidential Precinct. Dr. Adrian Jjuuko and his legal team at the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) and Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) won the release of 19 LGBTQIA+ people from jail.