The Hidden Struggle For LGBTQ Refugees In East Africa And Beyond

The Hidden Struggle For LGBTQ Refugees In East Africa And Beyond

The Washington Blade reports that those seeking refuge and safety are often silenced. Read more at the Washington Blade

The hidden struggle for LGBTQ refugees in East Africa and beyond

I never imagined that fleeing my own country would not free me from fear. Yet, when I left Uganda, the place of my birth, my memories, and the source of both joy and pain I believed that the hardest part of my journey was behind me. I was wrong. I had lived under the weight of persecution, where being queer was not only condemned but criminalized by laws and reinforced by the religious and cultural doctrines that shaped daily life. Every glance,…