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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#conservatism #GlobalConservatism #Christofascism #antiLGBT
#HumanRights #LGBTrefugees #Canada

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.🧵⬇️

https://fundrazr.com/LGBTKakuma?ref=ab_8CQCn3_ab_06YWlitXMMy06YWlitXMMy

#humanrights #QueerRefugees
#lgbtrefugees #refugees #refugeesupport

'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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#Canada #PrideMonth #Toronto #The519 #Jamaica #Pride #lgbt #LGBTrefugees #KingsonOntario