reporter: kasha nabagesera's feelings of guilt bother her more than rejection because of her sexuality. her mother died of a heart attack, many say because she feared for her daughter's safety. kasha: i almost lost my life after the loss of my mother. i abused alcohol, i went into depression, and then i said, "would she be happy to see me like this?" i just woke up one day, put the alcohol down, that medicine they gave, put it aside and said, "i'm not sick, i'm just being stupid. my mum stood everything, left, right and center. people threw words at her for protecting me, for standing with and she stood it. would she be happy to see me today drowning? picked up my bones and said back to the fight! reporter: and more and more people in the country are following suit, even though they're frightened of newer, harsher laws in future. kasha: i am really, really hopeful for the movement in uganda. because even when some go, others come on board. so there is hope, there is no doubt. there is hope and the movement is strong, the movement exists. the challenge is there, but we also register som

ugandan lgbt rights activist kasha jacqueline nabagesera. canadian inuit activist sheila watt-cloutier, italian surgeon gino strada, and marshall islands' foreign minister tony de brum. at the pride parade in new york city this year, nabagesera spoke about the repression the lgbt community faces in uganda, as well as the role u.s. missionaries have played in sowing violence against gay, lesbian and transgender people , in her country. the crowd would have been broken down in police, broken down by the government. we are also suffering because of the american evangelicals that are planted in our society. [indiscernible] we must not go around the world spreading hate. amy: that was one of this year's winners of the right livelihood award. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. russia has launched airstrikes in syria for a second day , becoming the