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Related: About this forumRescue Fund to Help LGBT People Escape Africa
As we've all heard, a law is about to be passed with serious consequences for homosexuals in Uganda. And there are many other countries in Africa where homosexuality is criminalized. I found a website where someone is starting a fund to help a limited number of people who are seeking asylum in other countries:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rescue-fund-to-help-lgbt-people-escape-africa
Please spread the word. This is something concrete we can do to help.
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Rescue Fund to Help LGBT People Escape Africa (Original Post)
undeterred
Feb 2014
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Cleita
(75,480 posts)1. K&R
Behind the Aegis
(53,986 posts)2. Thanks! K&R
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)3. We need one more rec...
To send this to the greatest. What is going on over there is a travesty. If we aren't vigilant, it will happen here.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)4. K&R!!
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)5. K & R!
Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)6. K&R
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)7. BREAKING: Museveni has signed the KILL THE GAYS bill into law.