Julie Birungi, the former gospel musician who is now married to a woman, has revealed her new legal name. She is now called Julie Birungi Jean.
Birungi left Uganda for Canada in search of love and greener pastures. By the time she left, she had separated from her husband and the father of her children.
In Canada, she fell in love with Jean Lynette, and they have been married for several years. Birungi's decision to marry a woman has been met with mixed reactions, but she has said that she is following her heart.
Years back, Birungi took her children to Canada, and they have now been granted Canadian citizenship.
In a post on social media, Birungi reminded her fans and other Ugandans that she is no longer Julie Mutesasira. She said that people who go looking for her by that name will not be able to find her.
"I would like to remind you all that this is now my legal name," she wrote. "When you come looking for a 'Julie Mutesasira' in Canada, or anywhere else, you won't find her. My name is Julie Jean Birungi."
