We asked leading figures from across Africa to lend their voices for the human rights of LGBT people.

THE RESULT IS THIS UNIQUE SERIES OF SHORT VIDEO TESTIMONIALS AND E-POSTCARDS FROM SOME OF THE CONTINENT'S MOST INSPIRING AND INFLUENTIAL LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS.

Seun Kuti is a Nigerian musician and human rights champion -- and son of legendary musician and political activist Fela Kuti. Here he takes us on a visit to Kalakuta Museum -- a cultural center on the site of the Kalakuta Republic commune and recording studios founded by Fela Kuti in the 1970s -- and speaks about the continued relevance of his father's vision of inclusion and equality.

Alice Nkom is a prominent defense lawyer in Cameroon and a campaigner for the decriminalization of same sex relationships. She took up the cause having been incensed by reports of young LGBT people being killed, persecuted and driven to suicide. "Can you tell someone not to be happy?", she asks.

The Right Reverend Dr. Christopher Senyonjo spent 24 years as an Anglican bishop in his native Uganda before founding a center for troubled LGBT youth. Here he talks about the centrality of love to his faith and how he came to work with LGBT youngsters rejected by their own families.

Dr. Willy Mutunga was a young law lecturer at the University of Nairobi in 1980 when he was arrested and imprisoned on politically-motivated charges. Here he talks about how that experience shaped his activism, bringing him into contact with marginalized groups, including LGBT people, and strengthening his belief in the power of solidarity.