Authenticity
Photograph
This is one in a series of three images, for which I've written one
statement: Courage, Authenticity, Hope: A triptych of Ubuntu images
from the making of the film “Voices of Witness Africa,” by Cynthia
Black.
Victor Juliet embodies what it means to be fully human, fully alive.
For many years Victor has put his life on the line in Uganda on
behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
As a trans person living in a country that wants to pretend he
doesn’t exist, he has been beaten, tortured, and imprisoned. Yet he
has amazing faith. And he is a person who despite enormous
challenges continues to choose to live authentically who he believes
God has called him to be.
“At some point I felt I was free, I was reconciled and knew God was
not mad at me. I knew that He loves me and delights in me like He
has said. ...I used to see him as a lion, a lion that was going to
eat me up. ...I was scared of facing God so many times, and now I am
seeing a friend that just brings me peace.” Victor Juliet, Uganda.
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