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onandrah1
joined 4 months ago
Hi comrades, thank you so much for putting this together.
I’m a proud trans woman and refugee currently living in Gorom Settlement Camp in South Sudan. I fled Uganda after the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed, and now I’m struggling to survive in the camp with a few of my trans sisters. Life here is extremely hard we face constant hunger, live in fear, and have very limited access to healthcare. I’m also living with HIV and trying to stay on treatment.
I’ve created a GoFundMe to raise support for basic needs like food, medication, and safety. If you can share or donate, it would truly mean everything: 👇🏿 https://gofund.me/23fca5f6
Thank you for seeing us and holding space for those of us often forgotten.
Hey comrades, just a gentle update We're still holding on here in the camp, but things are getting harder again.
I wanted to reshare in case anyone missed my earlier post and to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Because of a previous donation, we were able to buy food and essentials, and it truly helped us get through some tough days.
We’re still trying to raise enough to relocate to a safer place. Every kind word, donation, or share gives us strength. Thank you for seeing us.
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WE ARE BEING PUSHED OUT AGAIN – TRANS REFUGEES IN SOUTH SUDAN URGENTLY NEED SOLIDARITY
(hexbear.net)
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5073777
Hello Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.
On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.
UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets.
You may remember when our shelter was attacked. No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.
I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.
Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.
In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity
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WE ARE BEING PUSHED OUT AGAIN – TRANS REFUGEES IN SOUTH SUDAN URGENTLY NEED SOLIDARITY
(hexbear.net)
Hello Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.
On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.
UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets.
You may remember when our shelter was attacked. No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.
I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.
Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.
In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity
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Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.
On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.
UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets We were once attacked at our shelter . No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.
I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.
Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.
In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity)
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WE ARE BEING PUSHED OUT AGAIN – TRANS REFUGEES IN SOUTH SUDAN URGENTLY NEED SOLIDARITY
(hexbear.net)
Hello Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.
On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.
UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets.
You may remember when our shelter was attacked. No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.
I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.
Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.
In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity)
Here is our mutual aid Link :👇🏿https://gofund.me/23fca5f6
Every donation, comment or share help us to move towards our safety.Thank you so much for caring