The former Daily Monitor journalist first identified as a lesbian in 2002 and worked with other gay rights organizations like Freedom and Roam Uganda since 2005. She is one of the founding members of LGBT community in Uganda.

In a televised national television on Sunday, Kalende told congregants at Pastor Bugingo's church that she is out of lesbianism and will not be doing any LGBTQ activism anymore.

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She said her life changed when she kept listening to sermons of Pastor Bugingo against homosexuality last year.

"I used to listen to Bugingo's sermons. I hated him because he was preaching against homosexuality. But somehow, I found find myself listening to him again," Kalende said.

In her confession, she claims that she started feeling betrayal and started seeing "light" again. She says she felt free and realised that she was part of an evil movement. Kalende also claims that some of the LGBTQ leaders wanted to harm her.

She was living in Canada as a permanent resident until she abandoned the movement to serve Christ.

"I was working for a youth LGBTQ organisation in Canada. I could go to work but nothing would make sense. My dress code changec; I started dressing normally ike a woman and my workmates thought I needed some counselling. But one day I walked up to my boss and I resigned to start a new life."

"I reached a time when I was tempted to remove my breasts. I wanted to be a man, I was tired of being a woman...I now feel so much disgusted about homosexuality. I feel like being a lesbian wasted my time".

Kalende is now seeking to sensitize the masses against homosexuality and its 'evil consequences'.

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill criminalises sexual activist between same sex but it's estimated that there are over 500,000 LGBT people in the East African nation.

First-time offenders get 14 years in prison and repeat offenders will get life in prison.