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# 100 Heroes: David Kato
- URL: https://www.gtv.blue/david-kato/
- Published: 2026-01-26T00:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-26T06:29:03.000Z
- Description: An activist in Uganda who was killed because he stood up against homophobia.
- Author: Gareth Johnson
- Tags: 100 Heroes

David Kato was murdered on 26 January, 2011.

He lived in Uganda, and worked as a teacher. He was murdered because he stood up against homophobia.

### Early life

Born in 1964, David was the younger of twins.

He studied to become a teacher, and taught at a number of schools in Uganda.

In 1991, David was fired from his position as a teacher when the school became aware of his sexuality as a gay man.

David moved to South Africa, where he continued to work as a teacher. He returned to Uganda in 1998.

### Activism

During his time in South Africa, David had seen the emergence of the LGBTQ community and the push for equality.

On his return to Uganda, he held a press conference where he announced that he was a gay man. As a result, he was arrested and held in custody for a week.

David maintained his international links with LGBTQ organisations and took a leading role in forming an LGBTQ community within Uganda. He was one of the founding members of local organisation, SMUG, which was founded in 2004.

In 2010, a tabloid newspaper in Uganda – Rolling Stone – published an article calling for the extra-judicial execution of gay men. The article included the names and home addresses of 100 men – labelled by the newspaper as homosexuals. The list included David Kato.

### Murder

On 26 November, 2011, Kato was attacked while in his home. He was attacked by a man with a hammer. Kato died as a result of the injuries.

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