I am a disability justice and human rights strategist and a writer. Those two things are
not separate in my work. They shape each other.
I work across disability, queerness, gender, and asylum, from within these realities. That changes how I understand, speak, and challenge them.
My work is grounded in lived experience.
I am a queer, disabled Ugandan woman whose life and work have been shaped by
displacement and navigating complex systems across contexts.
This is not only personal.
It is a way of seeing how I understand the gaps within protection frameworks, how
accessibility is treated as optional, and how people living at intersections, including myself, are consistently left outside the systems that claim to serve us.
What I have lived reflects realities many others continue to navigate.
This is what informs my work.
I write, organize, and build inclusive and intersectional systems.
I work across disability, queerness, gender, and Asylum, shaping advocacy and
documenting lived realities.
My work moves between community, policy, and narrative.
Co-founder of the Diverse Empowerment Foundation, leading advocacy across more
than 20 countries. Recipient of the Hivos 2023 International Activist Award.
Welcome to my world, where love, storytelling, and advocacy find their voice.
Gracie Lunah Steph – Writer
I began writing to give shape to experiences that often felt invisible. Over time, it grew into something larger: a legacy of storytelling that honors not only my own life but also the lives and struggles of communities I belong to.
My work spans memoir, essays, e-books, and graphic novels. Each carries a thread of truth and hope, exploring themes of displacement, queerness, disability, and the unshakable power of love and family
Gracie Lunah Steph is a writer, researcher, and intersectional strategist working at the intersection of disability justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and displacement. She is the co-founder of the Diverse Empowerment Foundation and the recipient of the 2023 Hivos International Activist Award. Her work has engaged the UN CRPD, UNFPA, and advocacy networks across six continents. She is based in the Netherlands.
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