. ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁a ▁strict ▁Catholic ▁family , ▁he ▁came ▁out ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 4 . ▁Although ▁his ▁coming ▁out ▁est r anged ▁him ▁from ▁some ▁family ▁members , ▁other ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁him . ▁ ▁While ▁still ▁at ▁university ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Ice break ers ▁U g anda , ▁an ▁organization ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁support ▁network ▁for ▁L GB T ▁U g and ans ▁who ▁are ▁out ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁coming ▁out ▁to ▁family ▁and ▁friends . ▁M ug ish a ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁SM UG , ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁organization ▁that ▁consists ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁groups , ▁including ▁Ice break ers ▁U g anda . ▁ ▁M ug ish a ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁UN ▁- ▁Secretary ▁General . ▁List ed ▁in ▁the ▁Adv oc ate ▁Magazine , ▁The ▁Independent , ▁hon ored ▁by ▁Black ▁Entertainment ▁Television ▁- ▁B ET ▁and ▁M ug ish a ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁# P OW ER 1 0 : ▁among ▁most ▁In flu ential ▁Black ▁L GB T Q ▁people ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁M ug ish a ▁was ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁fellow ▁advoc ate ▁and ▁SM UG ▁founder ▁David ▁K ato , ▁who ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁successfully ▁su ing ▁a ▁tab lo id ▁named ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁for ▁publishing ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁L GB