UKBP VOICES - LGBT+ Refugees: Moud Goba
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LGBT+ Refugees, Prejudice and Micro-Rainbow - Moud Goba
I fled Zimbabwe two decades ago to come to the UK after years of harassment as a member of the LGBT+ community. I can relate only too well to what people from the same background in Afghanistan are experiencing right now.
In Zimbabwe, like in Afghanistan, life for LGBT+ people was and remains extremely tough. Social attitudes and public opinion are deeply prejudiced, despite attempts by brave activists to challenge them. Religious institutions and even their own families frequently ostracise LGBT+ people, and they are denied access to essential services, education, and even employment. I regularly hear of people subjecting individuals to corrective rape, beatings and other barbaric practices. It is almost impossible to feel safe and get ahead as a member of the LGBT+ community in Zimbabwe.
As a national manager at LGBT+ refugee charity, Micro Rainbow, I work closely with many LGBT+ refugees from Afghanistan, and I know that, even once they make it to the UK, life can still be really challenging.
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