#Safety Sudan South Sudan

[delusionalbubble]

10 Main Differences between Sudan and South Sudan

Regardless of you being a first-time visitor to Africa or an experienced traveller, you might need some clarification about these two countries. Sudan and its neighbour, South Sudan are two distinct countries located in northeastern Africa. Both countries have a rich cultural heritage and offer a variety of activities for travelers, such as sightseeing, outdoor adventures, and cultural…

[fairuzfan]

I mentioned this before but the one thing I cannot stand is selfishness which is where a lot of zionist talking points come from even when they *are* advocating for "peace" and "coexistence" because it centers ISRAELI safety and only thinks of Palestinian safety as secondary and indecental to Israeli (ie: the only way Israelis get safety is if their Palestinian """"neighbors"""" get safety which is such a selfish way to view the imprisonment and oppression of Palestinians) but then again they publish literal thinkpieces about the guilt Israeli soldiers feel when they eat food left behind by starving Palestinians — who, again, are starving BECAUSE OF ISRAELIS WHO ARE THE OPPRESSORS — so there's no way mainstream Israeli society will ever make changes to their language they they carefully curate to not include Palestinians (Haaretz is a beautiful example of this — take a look at their editorial staff list) because they all feed into their own sense of self pity and self righteousness rather than actually uplifting the voices of the oppressed. But then PALESTINIANS are the ones in this scenario who are accused of bias because they advocate and fight for their stories to be heard. Israelis do not have to find alternative means to put out their stories — has it occurred to you why Palestinians have had to use SOCIAL MEDIA to share their stories rather than traditional networks? It's because no one gives us the time of day. So we developed our platform through social media, even on here where @el-shab-hussein has been documenting FOR YEARS the human rights abuses perpetuated by Israelis on Palestinians because we know that's how anyone learns the truth about Palestine. So when people are trying to take down tiktok specifically, it's sinophobia and also fueled in recent months by antiPalestinian sentiments.

Sudan is like this too — the news we get about Sudan are from people who are on the ground because they've largely been abandoned by human rights orgs and by news stations. We learn the most about Sudan from people like @/bsonblast and Ze on Twitter.

Then people like come on here and make fun of people who get their news from social media (which is code for "Palestinians," they always mean it as code for Palestinians) as if "professional" media takes anyone from the Global South seriously or gives them space to talk about their stories and when they DO, people say things like "hamas run media" or whatever lol like these people have never had to doubt what they see on public media before and it shows! No one takes you seriously when you say the words "islamofascist state" about Gaza when CNN publicly admits to having their content reviewed by the IOF! Hypocritical at best!

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #14

April 12-19 2024

The Department of Commerce announced a deal with Samsung to help bring advanced semiconductor manufacturing and research and development to Texas. The deal will bring 45 billion dollars of investment to Texas to help build a research center in Taylor Texas and expand Samsung's Austin, Texas, semiconductor facility. The Biden Administration estimates this will create 21,000 new jobs. Since 1990 America has fallen from making nearly 40% of the world's semiconductor to just over 10% in 2020.

The Department of Energy announced it granted New York State $158 million to help support people making their homes more energy efficient. This is the first payment out of a $8.8 billion dollar program with 11 other states having already applied. The program will rebate Americans for improvements on their homes to lower energy usage. Americans could get as much as $8,000 off for installing a heat pump, as well as for improvements in insulation, wiring, and electrical panel. The program is expected to help save Americans $1 billion in electoral costs, and help create 50,000 new jobs.

The Department of Education began the formal process to make President Biden's new Student Loan Debt relief plan a reality. The Department published the first set of draft rules for the program. The rules will face 30 days of public comment before a second draft can be released. The Administration hopes the process can be finished by the Fall to bring debt relief to 30 million Americans, and totally eliminate the debt of 4 million former students. The Administration has already wiped out the debt of 4.3 million borrowers so far.

The Department of Agriculture announced a $1 billion dollar collaboration with USAID to buy American grown foods combat global hunger. Most of the money will go to traditional shelf stable goods distributed by USAID, like wheat, rice, sorghum, lentils, chickpeas, dry peas, vegetable oil, cornmeal, navy beans, pinto beans and kidney beans, while $50 million will go to a pilot program to see if USAID can expand what it normally gives to new products. The food aid will help feed people in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.

The Department of the Interior announced it's expanding four national wildlife refuges to protect 1.13 million wildlife habitat. The refuges are in New Mexico, North Carolina, and two in Texas. The Department also signed an order protecting parts of the Placitas area. The land is considered sacred by the Pueblos peoples of the area who have long lobbied for his protection. Security Deb Haaland the first Native American to serve as Interior Secretary and a Pueblo herself signed the order in her native New Mexico.

The Department of Labor announced new work place safety regulations about the safe amount of silica dust mine workers can be exposed to. The dust is known to cause scaring in the lungs often called black lung. It's estimated that the new regulations will save over 1,000 lives a year. The United Mine Workers have long fought for these changes and applauded the Biden Administration's actions.

The Biden Administration announced its progress in closing the racial wealth gap in America. Under President Biden the level of Black Unemployment is the lowest its ever been since it started being tracked in the 1970s, and the gap between white and black unemployment is the smallest its ever been as well. Black wealth is up 60% over where it was in 2019. The share of black owned businesses doubled between 2019 and 2022. New black businesses are being created at the fastest rate in 30 years. The Administration in 2021 Interagency Task Force to combat unfair house appraisals. Black homeowners regularly have their homes undervalued compared to whites who own comparable property. Since the Taskforce started the likelihood of such a gap has dropped by 40% and even disappeared in some states. 2023 represented a record breaking $76.2 billion in federal contracts going to small business owned by members of minority communities. This was 12% of federal contracts and the President aims to make it 15% for 2025.

The EPA announced (just now as I write this) that it plans to add PFAS, known as forever chemicals, to the Superfund law. This would require manufacturers to pay to clean up two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. This move to force manufacturers to cover the costs of PFAS clean up comes after last week's new rule on drinking water which will remove PFAS from the nation's drinking water.

Bonus:

President Biden met a Senior named Bob in Pennsylvania who is personally benefiting from The President's capping the price of insulin for Seniors at $35, and Biden let Bob know about a cap on prosecution drug payments for seniors that will cut Bob's drug bills by more than half.

[queer-africa]

Today is a great day but hot day. Why would happiness be part of who we are? A million question, we would have a feeling of joy.

You're better than this. Better than whatever it

is you’re going to do now. Please have a sense of believe in yourself.

Some arrogant feel very confident that they are the best.

That's pity. Much better men let them feel so for a reason. Silence can also be another way to win homophobes

For the love and support from other queers elsewhere, we hope we shall get the support we need. Thank you for the endless queer support to Africa. No one knows how happy I am however much am living in a homophobic environment. I know one day the clock will switch to anti-clockwise.

I know we have an organization that is responsible for our lives, however it has not done what it’s meant to do. We have not got the protection we needed. Otherwise a big number of queer people from Kenya has moved to South Sudan, ranked as one of the most homophobic countries in Africa. Do we all think we shall find safety in South Sudan? We think the answer is yes, UNHCR Kenya told us to go and find help in another country. Many have moved but a big group remains in Kenya because of lack of transport and the necessary document to move to South Sudan to find our fellow queers there.

Please let me know if you do not know or if you want to know more about the queer people in Kenya.

May you please support queer people in Kenya and South Sudan through our campaign below.

Support another LGBT 🏳️‍🌈 if you have the means. Do not forget to share and connect with me for any questions about our cause. Reblog so that we visibly see our effort. Donate here, thanks 🙏

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

I realized that if I'm disappointed in the transmission of real information about Sudan and the Congo, I can just make the posts myself!

I am not surprised that people haven't been provided a strong understanding of the violence in the global south, but I *am* mad about it.

So let's talk about Sudan and the Congo

Since 2003 or so, an estimated 450,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, looking for safety from routine waves of ethnic cleansing committed by the Rapid Support Forces and their state/civilian allies.

While the Massalit make up the majority of those attacked, many other ethnicities are included amongst victims. It is NOT a religiously motivated cleansing, as most of those being victimized as well as most of those doing the victimizing are Muslim, and communicate the foundations of the violence as being the result of ethnic-cultural divides in the region current social system. Many of those speaking against the ethnic cleansing occurring agree, and also add that economic interactions appear to be major driving factors in who is targetted and when.

The Congo, meanwhile, has been going through it's own ethnic cleansing. One that has been more or less ongoing since 1996. An approximated 6mil people have been killed since.

Due to this relationship between economic motives and targets, ongoing desertification has been exacerbating violence in the region for years by making resources scarcer, more precious, and less stable to access.

The primary factors being credited with responsibility for this desertification and resultant resource volatility?

Climate change and human impact on the environment (via societal features such as urbanization, agriculture, waste management services, social welfare services, deforestation and bush removal, etc)

From FairPlanet ^

Funny how the global north causes lethal climate change but the global south is forced to die from it.

Funny how the global north forces the environmental recovery conversation to avoid study of environmental imperialism and remain solely focused on "incremental changes that can protect future generations". Whose future generations? What about the people dying NOW because of environmentally toxic industries??

And Nasreldin Atiya Rahamtalla via the International Journal of Social Sciences and Conflict Management says the following:

Hmm, I wonder why local power and social welfare infrastructure in Sudan and especially in Darfur might be diminished from previous governance:

It's almost like the British had a habit of pitting different regional communities against each other along enforced ethnic lines while pillaging some and sparing others, then blowing the whole governance network in a temper tantrum on their way out the door during decolonization, a method of inflicting one last violemt devastation and sabotage peaceful futures most often epitomized by Rwanda and the Belgian Empire:

It's almost like the imperialist businesses that feed off African continental resources and were installed during colonization as a form of economic imperialism were often THE ONLY PARTS of the social system left largely functional after withdrawal and "decolonization". It's almost like imperialism and colonization never actually stopped!!! It just??? Changed shape ☆->¤ still a fuckin crime against humanity my guy!!! Especially when child slaves are dying in your mines!!!

Sudan's economic imperialism comes in the form of Blood Diamonds! You know. The reason that none of us are buying earth mined diamonds anymore when lab made are literally the same goddamn thing RIGHT????????

Oh! They also have oil. The thing we're using to fuel our climate change machine. The climate change machine that's KILLING THEM.

And unfortunately for those of us with Nickel allergies, gold and silver have the same problem. If you haven't already switched to surgical steel, you might wanna. Of course, then we're right back to climate change since steel production allegedly creates a whopping 7% of global emissions due to relying on coke (coal) as a fuel source. So. I dunno really. I like my jewelry as much as anyone. But do I like it enough to know people are dying so I can have it?????

Not really. I'd rather save that risk addition for surgical steel being used in ACTUAL surgeries like the plates, pins, and screws that reattached my foot, or the replacement knee joint that my mom got. At least until we have a body-safe material for these things that ISN'T a source of devastation in the global south.

My point is, basically, that historically militerized conflict almost always stems, at least, in part, from efforts to control resources. It's the most timeless reason to go to war. To make sure you and the people you care about can guarantee themselves access to survival need-meeting. As consumerist and capitalist societies, it is DEEPLY important that we understand the price we ask other people to pay for our luxuries. For our right not to be made uncomfortable by too much radical change too quickly. We need to make that causal link A LOT more visibly explicit and unavoidable, because as it stands, allowing the hierarchy to go unspoken is going to kill billions.

I don't want that on my hands.

I highly recommend learning what civil disobedience and mutual aid infrastructures of care look like. How can we hold corporations (and the individual people who work there) accountable for the countless deaths directly attributable to their profit margins? How can we maximize our local resource distribution to ensure everyone has what they genuinely need to survive, even if that means we take a little less from the community resources for ourselves, or we have to give up things that can't be fully replaced by regionally sustainable alternatives.

I promise that we will adapt.

The dead can't.

[ashleymilesphil]

Happy Birthday, To Me ,At 22 and Still Fighting!

Today I turn 22, and as I reflect on my life, I see a journey marked by both struggle and resilience. Growing up in Uganda as a queer person, I faced rejection, fear, and violence for simply being who I am. When I fled to Kakuma camp in Kenya and later to Gorom camp in South Sudan, I thought I might finally find safety, but the struggles have only continued

Disease is rampant—HIV, malaria, TB, thyroid issues—all of these ravage our community. Yet, despite the hardships, I’m still standing, still advocating for my fellow LGBTIQ refugees. It’s not easy, but every day I wake up knowing that our voices deserve to be heard, that our lives matter, and that we will not be silenced.

As I turn 22, I look at where I’ve come from, and though the road ahead may still be filled with obstacles, I remain hopeful. I am here, alive, and fighting. I am calling for global support, not just for me, but for every queer refugee out there who struggles in silence, who faces the threat of violence and disease every day.

I hope you will stand with me, share our story, and help us raise awareness. We need the world to know that we are here, we exist, and we will not give up.

Here’s to another year of surviving, of standing tall, and continuing the fight for justice and equality.

– AshleymilesPhil

[theangelcatalogue]

Hey Guys! Another important post!

This is @lawrence86sblog, they and other 480 people that are refugees from a Kauma camp in Kenya, to Gorom camp of South Sudan, need supplies, help and support!! Here is what @lawrence86sblog sended to me

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MY COURAGEOUS JOURNEY AS A QUEER REFUGEE FROM KAUMA CAMP IN KENYA TO GOROM CAMP OF SOUTH SUDAN.

"Hello world,

I want to share with you a journey of courage, resilience, and hope. My name Lawrence and I am one of the many queer refugees who fled Kenya's brutality in search of safety and acceptance in Sudan.

Leaving behind everything I knew was not an easy decision. In kakuma camp of Kenya, LGBTQ+ individuals like myself faced discrimination, violence, and legal persecution on a daily basis. The fear of being targeted simply for being who I am became too much to bear. So, I made the brave choice to seek refuge elsewhere.

Now, here I am in Gorom, a place of both sanctuary and uncertainty. The road to rebuilding my life is fraught with challenges. From securing shelter to accessing healthcare and food, every day brings new obstacles to overcome.

But I refuse to be silenced. I refuse to let the struggles I've faced define me. My voice matters, and I will not rest until it is heard. I call upon the world to stand in solidarity with queer refugees like myself, to tackle our top priority challenges like food security to inadequate shelter facilities.

We are not asking for special treatment. We are simply asking for the right to live freely and without fear of persecution. Together, we can create a world where everyone is valued, respected, and able to live authentically.

Thank you for listening.

Lawrence kizito

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Here is a post of my friend, Steren, that explains better about their situation!

The members of this camp, includes people of all sexualities and genders, that need basic things to live (Like shelter and food)!

PLEASE SHOW THEM SOME SUPPORT!!

AND IF YOU CAN, PLEASE RAISE A FUNDRAISER FOR THEM (WITH THEIR PERMISSION OF COURSE)

[saraphil2024]

FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL: THE UNSEEN STRUGGLES OF QUEER REFUGEES IN EAST AFRICA 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

my name is Ciara ,and I am a queer refugee from Uganda. My journey of survival has taken me across borders, through unimaginable hardships, and into the depths of human cruelty. I am writing this today not just to share my story, but to give voice to the silenced—those of us who are fighting every day to stay alive in one of the most hostile environments on earth.

Being LGBTIQ in Uganda is a death sentence. The fear of being hunted, beaten, or killed is a daily reality. I survived a brutal attack, narrowly escaping death simply because of who I am. In 2019, I fled to Kenya, hoping to find safety in Kakuma Refugee Camp. But the violence there was relentless. For nearly five years, I lived in constant danger—beatings, threats, and persecution followed us wherever we went.

Earlier this year, I made the heart-wrenching decision to leave Kakuma and seek refuge in Gorom Camp, South Sudan. I’m now here with a group of fellow LGBTIQ refugees who have fled the same horrors. But life in South Sudan is even more terrifying. The civil war has torn this country apart, and the laws against LGBTIQ people fuel the violence against us. We’ve lost friends to this cruelty—lesbians and transgender refugees are being raped, and the rest of us live in constant fear of what might happen tomorrow.

The struggles don’t end with the violence. We are starving. We are without clean water. We are without proper shelter. Every single day feels like a fight for survival, as we battle diseases like malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and typhoid fever. These diseases, rampant in the camp, claim lives at an alarming rate. And for those of us who are already living with HIV, the lack of medicine is an added death sentence.

We wake up every morning wondering if today will be our last. Hunger gnaws at us, and even when we manage to find something to eat, it’s not enough. The water we drink is often contaminated, making us sick with typhoid or other waterborne illnesses. Malaria, spread by the swarming mosquitoes in our unsheltered camp, leaves us bedridden and weak, and yet we must find the strength to keep going. TB spreads quickly in our crowded living spaces, adding to the burden on our already fragile bodies. Our medical supplies are almost non-existent, and we’re losing the battle against these diseases.

We are not just asking for help; we are begging for our lives.

Without food, without clean water, without medicine, we are dying. But with your support, we can survive. Your donation, no matter how small, can provide us with:

1. Food – Our bodies are frail, but a simple meal can give us the strength to keep fighting.

2. Clean Water – Safe drinking water is a lifeline, protecting us from deadly diseases like typhoid.

3. Shelter– A safe place to sleep, away from the violence and harsh environment, means everything to us.

4. Medication – For those living with HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, and other illnesses, medicine is our only hope for survival.

We don’t know what tomorrow holds, but with your help, we might see a future. Your support doesn’t just provide food or water—it brings us hope. Hope that we won’t starve. Hope that we can fight off these diseases. Hope that we will live to see a future where our identities are not a death sentence.

This is a plea for survival. Please consider donating to our cause. Every dollar, every share, every bit of support can make the difference between life and death for us. You can donate here:

GoFundMe

Thank you for standing with us and giving us hope in our darkest hour.

Written by ciara, queer refugee and advocate for LGBTIQ refugees in East Africa.*

[hadesoftheladies]

this week has been emotionally difficult for me. heck, ever since 2020 happened it's been constant coping tbh. i just woke up and watched soldiers fire at red cross medics at parliament. in my city. i just saw dead bodies litter my twitter. fellow countrymen. i am watching women and men choke on teargas. the country may go dark soon because now the the oligarch we call president is treating the protests as a coup. at least one million protestors out in the streets today. several died and more injured. there is going to be a state of emergency declared soon.

do you know what i was doing in 2019? going to movies and seeing all sorts of new places. in just three years, everyone is penny pinching. in just three years, this city full of startups and a rising business sector is set to be reduced to haitian levels of poverty. biden sends our soldiers to fight in a country he destabilized. did i say fight? i meant die :)

at the snap of a white man's fingers. american congressmen were in kenyan parliament. determining what would happen to this country. willing to tank our economy. one my grandparents fought and bled for. one my parents slaved for. my parents should be retiring GODDAMNIT. but we aren't people. we aren't human, and we can starve if IMF gets that one extra dollar.

we've been growing steadily since independence. we were one of the strongest economies in east africa.

and now at the snap of a white man's fingers, we're all going to be reduced to rubbish.

every country that thinks they're stable of their own merit . . . it's not true as long as the west is alive. it's just not true. everything can and will change at the snap of a white man's fingers. conflict and war aren't a matter of culture or complex history or the moral impurity of a populace.

it's just white men making business decisions. you will never be pure or democratic or educated enough to protect yourself from them.

to be born in the global south feels a lot like being a woman in a patriarchy. you just keep getting fucked over, have zero autonomy, and your safety depends on the whims of a man. when he hurts you, it's your fault. when the war starts, it's what did those uncultured black/brown swine do to provoke it? didn't i tell y'all? didn't i tell y'all that palestine, iran, congo, sudan were fucking warnings? haven't we seen how this plays out? it's always their fault. always our fault.

always your fault.

and at that point, all you can do is die or resist.

[orangetubor]

Urgent news, many lgbtqi residents of kakuma refugee camp are now homeless. Here is a statement from my friend Peter:

As an LGBTQIA+🏳️‍🌈, I bear witness to the horrifying police brutality that unfolded before my very eyes, along with my fellow LGBTQIA+ advocates, freedom fighters, and refugees in Kakuma refugee camp. It was a day we had come together to celebrate our pride, a moment of unity and empowerment during Pride Month. However, what transpired shattered our sense of safety and belonging.In the midst of our joyful pride party, the police forcefully invaded our presence, displaying an alarming disregard for our rights and humanity. Our small tent house, adorned with rainbow flags symbolizing our pride and resilience, was ruthlessly torn down. We, the members of the LGBTQIA+ community, were subjected to brutal beatings by those who are entrusted with the duty to protect us, but who instead exhibited violent, homophobic, and transphobic tendencies.This appalling act served as a stark reminder that within Kakuma refugee camp and Kenya at large, there is no place for us. Even the officials who should be safeguarding our rights have become perpetrators of violence and discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ family. We pose no threat, for we bear no weapons and have not inflicted harm upon anyone. Yet, we are continually targeted by the refugee community, subjected to brutality, torture, persecution, discrimination, and social stigma solely due to our sexual orientation and gender identity.The conditions we endure in the camp are unbearable, pushing us to exist in a state of constant fear, insecurity, and suffering. We are forced to live in a primitive and inhospitable environment, stripped of our dignity and denied basic human rights. This relentless adversity places an immense burden on the LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees in Kakuma refugee camp, compromising our very survival.Therefore, I implore all those who champion human rights and stand against injustice to join forces and provide us with international support. We call upon activists, organizations dedicated to protecting LGBTQIA+ rights and lives, and the global community at large to unite as one, advocating for our freedom from the confines of Kakuma refugee camp. It is evident that this camp will never be a safe haven for us.We desperately need your unwavering support and solidarity. Ignoring our plight is not an option; it is through your intervention and collective efforts that we can secure our liberation. Together, let us work towards a world where every LGBTQIA+ individual can thrive, free from persecution and discrimination. Our lives and well-being depend on it..wish we find your support and solidarity on the less fortunate, thanks

(he sent this to me over whatsapp, you can also find it on his tumblr, @peterkats )

Please share this, spread international outrage, and get them help

The owner of the compound sold it, and many are now homeless. The nearest refugee camps are in Somalia, Zambia, Sudan and South Africa, which are miles away, they have no food or water, and many are sick or injured.

If you can, send aid through World Remit or Send Wave, to the phone number +254712692466, belonging to Abdul Luyombya, a friend of Peter's.

[grace-aline]

Hello.

I hope this message finds you well. I know this might seem strange and a bit random, and I feel embarrassed coming to you like this, but I wanted to reach out to you for help. My name is AshleymilesPhil, and I am a queer refugee currently living in Gorom refugee camp in South Sudan. I originally fled Uganda because living as an openly queer person there meant living in fear of persecution and violence. Unfortunately, the struggles have only intensified as I’ve moved from one refugee camp to another, and now I’m reaching out to you with a request for your help—yes, for help, but it may not necessarily be about money.

I represent a group of LGBTIQ refugees who, like me, fled persecution in search of safety. After leaving Uganda, I arrived at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where I hoped to find refuge. Instead, we faced violence, harassment, and hostility. LGBTIQ refugees in these camps are isolated and targeted simply for being who we are. We had no choice but to continue searching for safety, which eventually led me and others to Gorom camp in South Sudan.

In Gorom, our situation remains desperate. The anti-LGBTIQ laws here are brutal, and we live under the constant threat of violence and persecution. The hardships we face go far beyond that—starvation, lack of medical care, and a daily struggle for basic survival. We are battling a variety of diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), cholera, malaria, and typhoid, coupled with the homophobic daily persecutions we endure. Many of us are living with HIV/AIDS and cannot access the necessary medication, and some have even lost their lives because of this. Our community members are being killed, while others remain victims of severe persecution.

We desperately need the world to know that we exist. We have been silenced for too long, and we lack the platforms to reach out for help and support. Our voices are not being heard, and the global community is largely unaware of what we are enduring. We need help to survive, and we need allies to stand with us during this crisis.

I am humbly asking if you would consider using your platform to tell our story. By writing a blog post about our struggles, you can help us break the silence and raise awareness of the persecution and challenges we face as queer refugees in East Africa. With more visibility, we hope that people around the world will offer their support, whether by spreading our story or encouraging others to take action.

Please know that your efforts could make a real difference in our lives. If you need further information or personal stories from those affected, I am more than willing to provide them. We are counting on people like you to help bring our voices to the world.

Thank you for taking the time to consider our request. Your support would mean everything to us in these incredibly difficult times.

Warm regards,

AshleymilesPhil

LGBTIQ Refugee, EAST AFRICA.

Hey! Thank you for reaching out and for making me more aware of the adversity you face. Reblogging for the signal boost, stay safe

[silly-fox-and-its-stuffies]

Hello.

I hope this message finds you well. I know this might seem strange and a bit random, and I feel embarrassed coming to you like this, but I wanted to reach out to you for help. My name is AshleymilesPhil, and I am a queer refugee currently living in Gorom refugee camp in South Sudan. I originally fled Uganda because living as an openly queer person there meant living in fear of persecution and violence. Unfortunately, the struggles have only intensified as I’ve moved from one refugee camp to another, and now I’m reaching out to you with a request for your help—yes, for help, but it may not necessarily be about money.

I represent a group of LGBTIQ refugees who, like me, fled persecution in search of safety. After leaving Uganda, I arrived at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where I hoped to find refuge. Instead, we faced violence, harassment, and hostility. LGBTIQ refugees in these camps are isolated and targeted simply for being who we are. We had no choice but to continue searching for safety, which eventually led me and others to Gorom camp in South Sudan.

In Gorom, our situation remains desperate. The anti-LGBTIQ laws here are brutal, and we live under the constant threat of violence and persecution. The hardships we face go far beyond that—starvation, lack of medical care, and a daily struggle for basic survival. We are battling a variety of diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), cholera, malaria, and typhoid, coupled with the homophobic daily persecutions we endure. Many of us are living with HIV/AIDS and cannot access the necessary medication, and some have even lost their lives because of this. Our community members are being killed, while others remain victims of severe persecution.

We desperately need the world to know that we exist. We have been silenced for too long, and we lack the platforms to reach out for help and support. Our voices are not being heard, and the global community is largely unaware of what we are enduring. We need help to survive, and we need allies to stand with us during this crisis.

I am humbly asking if you would consider using your platform to tell our story. By writing a blog post about our struggles, you can help us break the silence and raise awareness of the persecution and challenges we face as queer refugees in East Africa. With more visibility, we hope that people around the world will offer their support, whether by spreading our story or encouraging others to take action.

Please know that your efforts could make a real difference in our lives. If you need further information or personal stories from those affected, I am more than willing to provide them. We are counting on people like you to help bring our voices to the world.

Thank you for taking the time to consider our request. Your support would mean everything to us in these incredibly difficult times.

Warm regards,

AshleymilesPhil

LGBTIQ Refugee, EAST AFRICA.

Im so sorry you're going through that. Please stay strong. Thank you for letting me know, I don't think your story will get far coming from me, and I don't think I'd do it justice but I'm posting this so others find your account. Good luck. I really do hope it gets better.

[gray-ace-space]

Hello, my name is Calvin phil

I’m really sorry to reach out like this and hope I’m sorry if im bothering you. I’m a queer refugee from Uganda, now in Gorom Refugee Camp of South Sudan, where I’ve been in exile for nearly five years due to a life-threatening situation related to my sexual orientation. I represent over 300 LGBTQ+ individuals who are in urgent need of support. If you’re able, any small donation would greatly aid our survival. If not, sharing this message might help us reach someone who can. Your support could make a significant difference in our lives.

https://gofund.me/4d80b32c

Thank you so much for considering.

hi again. i'm not able to donate, but i am encouraging my followers to donate or pass along. i hope you find safety❤

https://gofund.me/4d80b32c

[shemiiiiiii]

Mohamed Noor, a 36-year-old with a mental and physical disability, is trapped in war-torn South Darfur with his diabetic father. They desperately need our help! 💔

The conflict has made it impossible for Mohamed to access vital healthcare, and their safety is at risk every day.

We're raising £30,000 to evacuate them to Uganda for life-saving treatment and a chance at a better life.

Please donate what you can and share this post to spread the word. Every little bit helps!

Link to fundraiser 👇

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[xicanaroja]

Absolutely baffles me that the libs out here are whining, crying, and shaming anyone who doesn't want to vote for EITHER genocidal freak. Their justification seems to be either "harm reduction" or "loyalty to the real America". I get it, many of you will be voting for the blue genocide because some of her policies will protect you and your interests, and yall take any opposition to your chosen corrupt political party as a personal attack on yourself and people like you. You're allowed to think and feel that way, but understand this: I, and a lot of other leftists and anti-genocide folks, are doing the same thing. My life is a small price to pay for the safety and lives of the collective majority. I would rather die at the hands of the fascist state, then vote for someone who may even make my life more comfortable, at the price of millions of deaths in the Global South. My loyalty is to MY people, to other Latin, brown, and indigenous peoples, then to the countries and peoples who are being brutalized by the West's imperialism (including within the imperial core, i.e. black Americans and any and all immigrants to the US regardless of origin), and primarily to my community, many if not most of which are immigrants. I will not be voting for someone who will make immigration harder and more deadly, I will not be voting for someone who will continue to support, aid in, and fund genocides in Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Syria, and other places around the world, and I will not vote for someone who supports the continued inflation of the US millitary industrial complex.

My family has been in the US since the 50s; my abuelos were undocumented pickers being paid CENTS on the bushel, and they had to bring my dad and his siblings to pick with them before school because they needed to make enough money to feed their kids, and more hands meant more bushels meant more food. My dad was an unpaid child laborer, a slave to US consumption if you would. My dad grew up during segregation, and as a Mexican in South Texas, was subject to the same segregation laws that affected black and indigenous people as well. I may have been born an American with all the privileges and comforts that brings, but before they were Americans, my family were indigenous, Mexican, immigrants, pickers, unpaid laborers, brown. I can trace lines of my family back to Otomí and Chichimec people, and from them, to time immemorial on this continent. Why the hell would I throw all that away to protect the interest and desires of the descendants of the people who colonized, segregated, enslaved, exploited, and deported members of my family? Fuck you and fuck that.

[ashleymilesphil]

Celebrating International Pronoun Day: A Call to Stand with LGBTIQ Refugees in East Africa

Today marks International Pronoun Day, a day dedicated to respecting people's chosen pronouns and raising awareness about the importance of gender inclusivity. For many, this is a day of celebration, recognition, and pride. But for LGBTIQ refugees in East Africa, including my own community in South Sudan, this day highlights the stark reality of our ongoing struggle for survival, dignity, and the right to exist.

The Fight Against Homophobia

Across East Africa, many LGBTIQ individuals face persecution, discrimination, and violence simply for being themselves. In refugee camps, where safety should be a priority, queer refugees are often targeted for abuse. We've been driven from our homes, denied access to basic services, and subjected to physical and psychological harm. The impact of homophobia and transphobia is devastating, leaving us without the protection or recognition we deserve as human beings.

Yet, despite these hardships, we continue to fight for our rights—our right to live openly, to love freely, and to identify ourselves in ways that are true to who we are.

Pronouns and Visibility

Pronouns might seem like a small detail to some, but they are a powerful symbol of respect, validation, and identity. For many of us in the LGBTIQ refugee community, the simple act of having our pronouns respected is a rare acknowledgment of our humanity. Being able to say "I am he/him," "she/her," or "they/them" without fear or judgment is an essential part of who we are. It’s not just about grammar; it’s about visibility, acceptance, and survival.

A Global Call to Action

On this International Pronoun Day, I urge the world to join hands in fighting against homophobia, transphobia, and all forms of discrimination toward the queer community—especially those of us living as refugees. We need your voices, your solidarity, and your action. Speak out against injustice wherever it arises, and help amplify the stories of LGBTIQ refugees who have been silenced for too long.

Today, let’s celebrate the beauty of diversity in our identities, honor pronouns as a symbol of respect, and commit to creating a world where everyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, can live freely and safely.

Wishing everyone a powerful and inclusive International Pronoun Day!