Steven Muleme is a Ugandan human-rights advocate, playwright, cultural producer, and nonprofit leader based in New York City. He is the Founder of African Queer Voices (AQV), a nonprofit organization advancing the dignity, safety, leadership, and inclusion of LGBTQ+ Africans through community support, advocacy, arts and creative expression, leadership development, strategic partnerships, and public engagement.

Steven brings more than a decade of experience in community-centered LGBTQ+ advocacy across Africa and the diaspora. His work sits at the intersection of human rights, migration, storytelling, and social change, using creative expression and lived experience to amplify African LGBTQ+ voices and strengthen their participation in spaces where decisions affecting their lives are made.

Through his advocacy and creative work, Steven has engaged with community organizations, cultural institutions, policymakers, and international human-rights spaces, including the United Nations. As a playwright and storyteller, he has also used theatre and writing to explore displacement, identity, belonging, resilience, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ Africans.

Through AQV, Steven is helping build a platform where African LGBTQ+ people can access support, develop leadership, share knowledge and stories, build meaningful partnerships, and contribute to social and policy change across borders.