My name is Shifra

Reaching Kenya and getting to UNHCR that we knew that would help that's when I got to know that my mom was a lesbian. It was really a big thing for me to understand and at the same time difficult for me to accept it took me days and I was only thinking about it but didn't want to hurt her by blaming her and finally I showed her that no matter what she was she is my mother and I will always love her and stand by her

I fled from my home country Uganda with my mum because of her sexuality but by then I didn't really understand why the community and family were torturing her to an extent of trying to kill the three of us . Fortunately we did manage to escape to Kenya my mum did everything she could to she that would survived the death plan that was planned for us.

We were later sent to Kakuma refugee camp in early 2020 were we met other LGBTIQ people we were surprised but at the same time happy but later realized that the situation wasn't good because they were hated, discriminated, tortured and disgusted by our fellow refugees and some Kenya officials and the Kenya police.

Since then life has totally been a night mare I can't explain all the suffering and attacks we have got. I personally has been twice been attempted to be raped but no matter what or how we report nothing is changed because the people that we report to are the same people who want us to all be perished.

But at the same time wishing for a miracle to happen. Am living in a life of darkness and tension all the time and I don't know when it will ever end because I can't see my self out of this place. I feel like my life is gonna end in a homophobic hostile environment

I am living in a life of darkness and tension all the time and I don't know when it will ever end because I can't see my self out of this place. I feel like my life is gonna end in this homophobic hostile environment, just like how we have lost lives already of our colleagues.

I and the rest of the LGBTI community in the camp need to move out of the camp, we can't do this alone. We need you, our LGBTI family from all parts of the world to join hands with us please.

#freeblock13kakuma