LGBT

Existence is non negotiable

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9313943

Consider subscribing to this YouTuber here and on their TikTok channel as well.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/30006819

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Hey everyone sorry I’ve been quiet for a bit but I’m back because we really need help. I know some of you had started following the stories I started sharing about our life as queer refugees but I haven’t been able to post another update lately because I’ve had serious issues with my internet and account. It’s been hard just staying connected. Tho we had really a pressing problem and emergency

We’re still in Juba a small group of us queer refugees who escaped to find some safety. But we’re now facing a new emergency. We don’t have beddings no mattresses, no mosquito nets and it’s gotten worse because some of our people have already fallen sick with malaria. We’re trying to care for them with almost nothing. We sleep on bare floors in the cold and there’s no food left. We’re trying to raise almost 589$ to get basic things for us. Please find the support link in my bio or profile. If you can help with anything donation, sharing this post or even just words of encouragement please know it means everything to us. I’ll keep sharing updates when I can but this moment is really tough and we need our community. Thank you so much

With gratitude, Cyara Kaira

Instead of telling the mother that it was unacceptable - they validated her by apologising.

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Hello friends,

I’ve decided to start a series of posts sharing the true stories of queer refugees. I really want to create a clear and honest picture of what life is like for LGBTQ+ people in refugee camps like Kakuma and Gorom. I hope this will help the community understand us better not just what we go through but who we are. I believe storytelling can build connection, awareness and trust.

My name is Cyara Kaira. I’m an Ugandan transgender woman and a passionate human rights defender. I’ve survived violence, displacement and isolation not because I broke the law but simply because I dared to live as myself. My journey into exile began in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. I arrived there after fleeing Uganda where being trans can mean imprisonment, torture or sometimes death. I thought Kakuma would be a place of safety but instead it was another battlefield of trauma. In Kakuma, LGBTQ+ people are treated as if we are not human. I lived in constant fear. One night a group of men attacked us and tried to burn down our shelter. The trauma from that night still lives in my bones. I wasn’t sure we’d survive. This happened several times where queer refugees were usually stoned, cut with machetes and burned to death. It is on record that we have been losing lives starting from new born babies.

The camp had no support system for queer refugees. We were left to fend for ourselves and punished when we tried to speak out : ( I was threatened to be killed by the head of police ( OCPD) of Turkana region simply because i stood up for others. Remember this wasn’t me at all I didn’t wake up one time and thought that I can one time battle with some government institutions or UNHCR simply because they failed to respect even the basic human rights. They turned me to who I am today. A lot of transphobia happened to me and my fellow queer refugees that really forced us to flee to South Sudan. Now you might ask why of all countries near Kenya. The neighboring countries of Kenya were Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda my home country which almost the leading country in world for criminalizing LGBTQ individuals. South Sudan was the nearest to the Kakuma refugee camp.

Here is a link of PinkNews about me and the life of transgender refugees in Kakuma. It was taken some years ago but I believe it can also add to the story I am talking about.

We fled to Gorom a refugee settlement in South Sudan. It was meant to be safer. But the truth is even here life remains uncertain and painful. Literally the same and here also the government is really strictly against us. We are because of UNHCR’s advocacy and also UNHCR cannot do more if the government speaks. I really have a very long story that I can tell for days.

In my next post, I’ll share what it’s like for queer people living in Gorom how we survive, what we lack and how we care for one another.

Thank you for reading. And thank you for seeing us.

CyaraKaira

Hey everyone 💜

I’m Onandrah. I’m a trans woman and refugee living with my sisters in Gorom Camp, South Sudan. We fled Uganda after the anti-gay bill was passed, and things have been very hard here.

Recently, people from the host community attacked us for being trans. Our shelters were burned down, and two of my sisters were badly injured. We rushed them to the only private hospital willing to help, and with the amazing support of some comrades, we’ve managed to pay part of the hospital bill but we’re still short.

We need help covering about $825 more to finish the hospital bills, relocate somewhere safer, and get food + medicine so we can recover.

Every kind word, share, or donation truly means the world. If you’d like to help or just connect, my mutual aid link is in my profile or DM me anytime.

Thank you so much for letting me be here solidarity and love to everyone fighting to survive and find safety. 🙏🏿

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/7572635

I should consider this...

I wonder if Virginia has anything like this.

Teaser for my @Wattpad novel, The First Out.
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@lgbt
@BaseballAmerica
@baseball
@NCAABaseball
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#baseball #sports #lgbtqia #lgbt #mlb
#humanrights
https://youtube.com/shorts/twi3sr7zMnw

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Title really says it all, warning for mentions of 'crossdressing' etc and disliking labels.

https://hexbear.net/post/2687582

I thought this poll and their previous trans poll were interesting. Blahaj also had a poll with about 40 responders.