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Thank you to everyone who got me to 50 likes!

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"Unyielding Spirits: A Journey of Queer Refugees in Search of Hope"

In the heart of South Sudan, amidst the turmoil of civil war and human suffering, I find myself trapped in a precarious existence. As a queer refugee from Uganda, I carry the weight of my identity, feeling targeted, marginalized, and silenced. My journey began in 2021 when I fled my home country in search of safety and solidarity, only to be met with hostility in Kenya. There, I sought protection under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), but I quickly discovered that my pleas for help fell on deaf ears. Living in Kakuma refugee camp, I faced relentless discrimination, harassment, and threats from both fellow refugees and members of the host community. The environment was so hostile that sadly, we lost some friends to violence; others succumbed to despair, taking their own lives in the face of overwhelming adversity.

In 2023, with little hope left, I made the difficult decision to move to South Sudan, believing that a change in scenery might offer me a chance for a new beginning. However, the reality here is grim. The country is enveloped in a civil war, and basic necessities such as food and medical care are scarce. As if that weren't enough, I continue to face discrimination and harassment from the local community and the government. Each day is a battle for survival, compounded by the fear of arson attacks akin to those we endured in Kenya. The struggle is relentless, and every moment is tinged with uncertainty.

Among the 750 queer individuals who once sought asylum in Kakuma, most of us are Ugandan, with others hailing from Congo, Burundi, and Ethiopia. Together, we have forged a bond formed from shared experiences and a mutual understanding of our plight. Each of us carries our own scars, but we have found strength in unity and resilience. Despite the dire circumstances, love and solidarity serve as our guiding lights, reminding us that we are not alone in this fight. We support one another, sharing stories that inspire a flicker of hope in our collective struggle for acceptance and survival.

As we navigate these challenges, the world continues to turn its back on us, limiting our options for a future. Resettlement opportunities from countries like the United States and Canada once seemed promising, but the recent executive order issued by President Trump has left many of us in limbo. Our dreams of rebuilding our lives in safety and dignity hang by a thread, and we anxiously wonder when—or if—this agonizing history will change for us. The fear for our future looms large, but we find solace in our shared determination to fight for our rights.

In our hearts, we know that we must remain vigilant and hopeful. We humbly call for intervention and support, recognizing that even the smallest act of kindness can keep our struggle alive. We are yearning for a chance to be seen and heard—a chance to break free from the constraints of this global prison. With every step we take together, we nurture our dreams of liberation and resilience, for we are united in our pursuit of a brighter future, where love conquers fear and acceptance triumphs over hatred. ❤️

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Thank you @comradecanidae and everyone who got me to 5 reblogs!

Kakuma refugee camp in North Western Kenya host over 2000 queer folks and it's been always difficult for the fellow refugees who are non lgbt and the host community locally known as the Turkana has totally failed to understand and accept the lgbtiqa+ people in thier community saying that they are devil.

We are denied work due to this bigotry. We are living in extremely hostile environment for LGBTQ

We continue to have hope that one day our situations will change until then we must continue to reach out for help in form of donations to help us necessities to support our survival.

#freelgbtkakuma

#blacktranslivesmatter

#kakumanotyetsafeforlgbt

#acceptance

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I sometime wish the online queer community will realize that throwing members of your own community under the bus will do nothing for queer liberation and it is frankly extremely fucking pathetic to do so,especially for the tiniest bit of ''acceptance'' from bigots.

Queer people are not responsible for their own oppression. A queer person having an ''odd'',complex or/and contradictory identity is not the reason that queerphobia exist. Throwing these people under the bus will not solve queerphobia. Bigots do not give a singular shit if you are a ''weird queer'' or a ''normal queer''. Most of the time, these people do not even know anything about these more ''odd'',complex or/and contradictory identities. They will hate you regardless if you have a ''normal'' queer identity or a ''weird'' one.

We,especially in time like these where queer people are loosing their rights all over the world,must stay united. Making these unneccessary discourses will do nothing but make the job of bigots easier. We must focus on staying together to fight against bigots.

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Do you guys ever feel like the whole anti-lesboy discourses feel less like people not wanting to see men in the lesbian community and more like people not wanting to see trans and gender non-conforming people in the community??

Like a huge portion (if not the majority) of the lesboy community (atleast from what ive seen online) are trans or/and gender non-conforming. The history of male-identifying or/and masc-presenting lesbians is full of trans and/or gender non-conforming people.Yet exclusionists will still act like we are some sort of terrible danger for the lesbian community,online and irl.

This same logic is used by transphobes who do not wanna share spaces with trans or gender non-conforming people,treating us as we are same sort of threat for the well-being of the community. This is why i refuse to see exclusionism as nothing more than barely disguised terf ideology. They will see a lesbian that is connected to manhood/masculinity (aka a lesbian who is trans or gender non-conforming) even in the slightest and lose their shit and act like they are the reason why lesbophobia exist.

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Daily reminder that :

-Validating a trans person's manhood only when you want to exclude them from certain communities is not being a trans ally.

-Validating a trans person's manhood only when you want to make them seen inherently predatory towards women is not being a trans ally.

-Validating a trans person's manhood only when you want to make comments such as ''eww...why would you want to be a man...?'' or ''k!ll all men,including trans men'' is not being a trans ally.

-Validating a trans person's manhood only when you want to talk about how they inherently have ''male privileges'' over women is not being a trans ally.

-Validating a trans person's manhood only when you want to exclude them from conversations about misogyny or reproductive rights is not being a trans ally.

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really seems like "fear of emasculation" is a major driving force of misogynistic/transmisogynistic pushback on this website even for people who'd call themselves progressive.

and when people are accepting they still wrap it up as "oh it's ok they're (trans women and feminists) not trying to emasculate me"

instead of "basing my self worth on masculinity is naturally going to align my values and self worth with patriarchy to a noticeable degree" and "so maybe i should stop doing that and care more about the people being hurt than a made up concept of emasculation".

"it's ok those women aren't trying to take away my big powerful manhood, so they're chill"

this isn't really saying anything I'm just fuckin tired of people caring about "emasculation" and not thinking about how fucking loaded of a word that is especially if you're supposedly a feminist and an ally to trans women.

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Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!

February 16th – 22nd, 2025

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Kakuma refugee camp in North Western Kenya host over 2000 queer folks and it's been always difficult for the fellow refugees who are non lgbt and the host community locally known as the Turkana has totally failed to understand and accept the lgbtiqa+ people in thier community saying that they are devil.

We are denied work due to this bigotry. We are living in extremely hostile environment for LGBTQ

We continue to have hope that one day our situations will change until then we must continue to reach out for help in form of donations to help us necessities to support our survival.

#freelgbtkakuma

#blacktranslivesmatter

#kakumanotyetsafeforlgbt

#acceptance

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How are you doing today? hopefully you are good

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50 likes!

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It's a lot of emotional, mental, and physical labour to be a queer refugee.

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Hi everybody! still new here, some hot welcome please 🙏