2SLGBTQIA+ Africans look to Canada for help as anti-gay laws expand
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/lgbtq2s-africans-look-to-canada-for-help-as-anti-gay-laws-expand-1.7127814

* trans woman left family in w. Kenya
* sought peace/opportunities in tourism sector in coastal city of Mombasa
* greeted by children pelting rocks, religious leaders blaming gay people for everything f. bad weather to soccer losses
* men would insult/beat her in street; msg. later looking for sex
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LGBTQ2S+ Africans look to Canada for help as anti-gay laws expand

Countries that already have laws barring gay sex are increasingly making it a criminal offence to even identify as a gender and sexual minority. The Canadian Press investigates how these trends are playing out in countries where Canada has strong ties.

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Liebe Menschen,

ich bitte nicht oft um Hilfe, doch heute mache ich eine Ausnahme. Ich bitte euch nicht für mich, sondern für die queeren Menschen im Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenia.🧵⬇️

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LGBTQA Refugees in East Africa Need Your Help!

Nakafeero Swabulah is a lesbian leader of LGBTQ refugees i Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya and in another camp in a neighboring East African country. They need medication, shelter, food, sanitary pads, detergents, clothes and more.

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Pink News: Elton John calls for ‘compassion’ for LGBTQ+ refugees after ‘disturbing’ Suella Braverman speech https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/27/elton-john-suella-braverman-lgbtq-refugees/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #SuellaBraverman #LGBTrefugees #EltonJohn #News #UK
Elton John calls for ‘compassion’ for LGBTQ+ refugees after ‘disturbing’ Suella Braverman speech

Elton John has hit back after Home Secretary Suella Braverman said fear of persecution for being LGBTQ+ was insufficient for UK asylum.

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'Any story you imagine': Inside the Toronto-based charity helping new LGBTQ2S+ refugees and newcomers
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/any-story-you-imagine-inside-the-toronto-based-charity-helping-new-lgbtq2s-refugees-and-newcomers-1.6455582

More than 10 years ago, Karlene Williams-Clarke was a well-known activist in Jamaica, a consistent voice on the radio fighting for the rights of LGBTQ2S+ people in her country.

But her work — and her very existence as an out and proud lesbian — put her life at risk in Jamaica.
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'Any story you imagine': Inside the Toronto-based charity helping new LGBTQ2S+ refugees and newcomers

In 2009, Karlene Williams-Clarke came to Canada in search of a safer, more authentic life, helped by The 519, a Toronto-based charity for LGBTQ2S+ refugees and newcomers. Now, she’s part of the team, helping to settle refugees at a time when the LGBTQ2S+ community is fighting against a resurgence in anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate across the globe.

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Pink News: Gay asylum seeker who arrived in UK on a dinghy boat pleads with government to show ‘mercy’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/16/gay-asylum-seeker-boat-illegal-migration-bill/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #LGBTrefugees #Exclusive #Features #Politics #World #Law #UK
Gay asylum seeker who arrived in UK on a dinghy boat pleads with government to show ‘mercy’

As the government pursues its Illegal Migration Bill, a gay man seeking asylum after arriving on a small boat is begging for compassion.

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Pink News: Tories’ Illegal Migration Bill is ‘assault on refugees’ says MP after fractious Commons vote https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/14/illegal-migration-bill-tory-criticism-debate/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #ConservativeParty #LGBTrefugees #Politics #News #UK
Tories’ Illegal Migration Bill is ‘assault on refugees’ says MP after fractious Commons vote

Backlash is continuing to mount against the government's "immoral" Illegal Migration Bill after a tense four-hour debate in Westminster.

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Pink News: Tory immigration bill could condemn LGBTQ+ refugees to death: ‘Immoral, disgraceful and indefensible’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/13/tory-immigration-bill-lgbtq/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #ConservativeParty #LGBTrefugees #Politics #News #Law #UK
Tory immigration bill could condemn LGBTQ+ refugees to death: ‘Immoral, disgraceful and indefensible’

The UK government is facing condemnation over its "immoral, ineffective and incredibly expensive" Illegal Migration Bill.

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