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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

https://gofund.me/4d80b32c

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.*

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I need to make art of this! This is Goooooooooooooood

Alternatives Against @p@rthe1d (1)

Hello again, I’m starting a new series on my blog that involves featuring local alternatives to brands the support violence, war, death, and Isnotreal. These brands include a wide range of things like food, drinks, makeup, and more so hopefully you guys like variety, and as a bonus I’m including a rambling of what I think Nimona characters would feel about them. >:]]

First off is a switch that I’ve recently been trying out is Virgin Coconut oil in place of lotions brands like Aveeno, Nivea, Johnson’s&Johnson’s, Cetaphil, and others stuff that don’t really work with my moral code.

Virgin Coconut oil, in my experience, is really relaxing to put on and it has the added benefit of drying faster and having a more pleasant texture and smell that suit my preference more. It works best for those with dry or rough skin, but can clog pores if you have oily skin. It can also be used for the hair as conditioner or be turned into a soap to wash off dirt. You could also drink it apparently? I can’t compliment the taste on it’s own, but my father has a tablespoon daily and he gets compliments on his skin. Don’t take my word for that though.

For application on the skin, one has to put a small amount on the hands and warm it a bit before spreading over the desired areas.

For hair you usually comb it through and wait for a few minutes before washing off with conditioner first then shampoo.

For drinking…there is not enough study on it, unless you are an immortal pink dragon Nimona with a friend/boss to supervise your reactions, you really REALLY houls not just chug the entire thing down. You could use refined coconut oil to cook food in, but again, there are risks to consuming new foods, especially with one with such high fat content. Please, for the love of all things holy and unholy, please ask for a professional opinion and practice moderation I am BEGGING-

Okay, with that out of the way now on to my Nimona shenanigans!

The brave, the bad, the boss himself,Ballister Boldheart

He would probably use it for his skin. I think it would be very soothing for him and would be more convenient for him since it would dry faster and doesn’t have the icky lotion feeling.

There would probably be some trouble for him in applying it though cause he only has one hand and oil can be a pain to clean off of metal (someone fact check me on this, I haven’t slept) so he would probably ask Nimona or Ambrosius to help him apply on hard to reach places.

(For all you horny ass Goldenheart shippers, I know the horny implications exist. I ain’t writing the headcanons about it unless this post reaches 100 notes, and I ain’t writing a fic about it till it reaches 500 notes. Spread awareness on Palestine, be horny for an honorable cost. I will write a fluffy story for 10 reblogs though.)

He would probably also use it for his hair occasionally, maybe once a month or two. That’s usually enough for his hair to be nice and shiny.

Then there is Ambrosius

Oh, this man would definitely use coconut oil for his hair. Maybe once a week because look me in the eyes and tell me this man doesn’t have fried locks from all the bleaching.

Coconut oil is probably only one of many recovery products that Nimona recommended for him for his hair. Which would tie is nicely with my HC of Nimona and Ambs bonding over haircare.

There’s this coconut oil based soap I’ve been using from Cocobody, a local brand that makes cosmetic and hygiene products from coconuts. The one I’m using is infused with lavendar extract, and the first time I used it, I thought, ‘damn, Ambrosius had a point, this shit is relaxing.’

He would drown himself in the suds, I don’t care if this sounds like self-projection, it is NOT.

He’s just a very stressed out person with lots of worries and his coping mechanism is self-care cause he couldn’t trust a lot of people to be vulnerable with, especially with pressure put on him to act and look perfect. He’s not sure what perfection is meant to act like but he can at least look like it. It’s easier to work on and focus on outward appearances than to focus inside to what the source of stress really is, especially when you can’t escape it and- yeah, I’ll stop talking now.

I don’t think his skin would be the best for coconut oil, I don’t know why, just based on vibes I think his skin would be better off with more water based products. Doesn’t stop him from helping Bal with his skincare though. I feel like it’s a very big step for them to heal together and learn to trust each other again post-movie.

Nimona would just chug a bottle straight. Not going to lie. They’d either love it or hate it but the bottle was left open while she was bored. They pretty much just meant to take a little sip but Bal and Ambs screamed which spooked her and she downed the whole thing without even tasting it.

Okay my turn

1. Anyone who annoys me or pisses me of or bothers me alot are the one I always talk behind their backs

2. I bumbed my head as a kid alot which leaves a permanent bumb on my forehead

3. I put a frog in my mouth

@pinkdevil0725 @relzz5xg

Let's play a game

Two truths and a lie, reblog with what you think prev's lie is and your own set of truths and a lie (and tag some people if you'd like)

I am a writer

I am an archer

I am a swordsman

Check out my  gacha edits guesss which one is my new profile

wait! before or after you liked thise repost make sure to look at my blog and react to my post with my credit okay

THE LITTLE MERMAID SHANCE AU BUT ITS THE ONE WHERE SHIRO NEVER RETURN HIS LOVE AND LANCE BECOMES SEA BUBBLES BYE

anyways i came up with that as a part of a shance thing :D

DAMMIT YOU!!! MY OLD FANDOM MEMORIES ARE COMING BACK!!!!!

THIS IS JUST SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!!!!

Slowly getting back to my old fandom, so expect random sketches of them from time to time.

Also I am very addicted to @torabisutouchdown 's personality swap au. Crazy kiryu and Serious majima just hits different you know?

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE

Hc time

* After Nimona returned, Bal and Ambro decided to finally get piercings and tattoos, Ambro was hesitant at first cause of the painful process, but Bal was there to hold his hand through it.

* They have matching tattoos at the back of 2 swords crossed together, one from their own, and at the neck is the side of Nimona's wings.

* The rest were their own designs, Bal's has the moon n stars ehile Ambro's got the sun and clouds. Bal's arm got the Bunny, black roses with vines and Calficer, Nimona's symbol and bit of Butterflies

* Nimona and Ambro encourage Bal to express himself and dress how he wants to look and it took a while to go for it.

VILLAIN BALLISTER AU COMING SOON

Based on a fairytale and or disney movie, click the poll for you to guess

OH MA GASH I LOVE IT 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 THANK YOU SO MUCH AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

A Promise For Revenge

Hihi! So I saw that @riririkinzi has a Nimona demon slayer au comic so that is what I expanded upon. I hope that is what you meant. Also I’m sorry if any requests take a while, I’m a student and mostly only get time to write on the weekends. Thank you for your patience, enjoy!

TW: mentions of death, dead bodies, decapitation Please let me know if I should add anything else

“Caw!! dead!! caw!! dead!! Stone Hashira Ballister dead!! caw!!” Nimona froze. No, there is no way he’s dead. 

“He died after a confrontation with uppermoon two” 

That stupid crow didn’t know what it's talking about. Ballister is fine, he's somewhere being awesome and slaying demons with ease. The demon she was in the middle of fighting with pounced but was cut short by Nimona who swiftly decapitated with a trail of flames behind her. Nimona ran out the door and down random hallways not sure where she was going. She had to find Ballister just to make sure he didn’t any help because he was not dead. She ran down hallways opening doors at random.

Taking a sharp turn she ran into someone in just as much of a frenzy as she was, Ambrosius, “Have you seen Ballister!”

“No I was just looking for him but this stupid place has a million rooms and it keeps changing and that stupid bird said Ballister…” 

Nimona trailed off knowing the crows don’t say things that aren’t true. That realization and her anger manifested as tears streaming down her face before she knew what was happening. Ambrosious embraced her, his own tears escaping his eyes. Nimona’s body shook with sobs muffled by Ambrosious’ chest. 

“He can’t be…y’know he just can’t” Nimona’s voice came from her mouth, small and timid like a scared childs.

Memories of Ballister training with her, tending to her injuries as she re-told her battles, and dinners they had together with Ambrosius. Ballister had become such a big part of her life, what she was going to do. 

Ambrosius took a deep breath making eye contact with Nimona “He fought that uppermoon to make the world a safer place, even if it cost him his life” with a shaky breath he continued “We can’t let his sacrifice go to waste. We have to kill that demon”. His words were laced with venom as he talked about the demon that had taken Ballister away from him. 

Nimona sniffled and straightened up “That demon is going to regret even touching Ballister”. 

With that they both collected themselves and ran with a newfound determination letting their pain and grief fuel them. They searched every room they came across, quickly slaughtering any demons in their way. Eventually they opened a room with water covering the floor and bridges going in all different directions. Inside was a pale, blonde demon with a red dripping pattern on its hair. Surrounding it were piles of human bodies. The sight made Nimona and Amrosius sick. The demon turned around and they saw its eyes read uppermoon two. This was him, the demon who killed Ballister and Nimona was going to make good on her promise

@relzz5xg @floxu

holy shit thank you for the tag @r3m-ster this was so cool

quiz is this:

my result:

spooky spooky mysterious, I love it. the only thing is: I wouldn’t wear a long black dress, it would look like a long black dress but it turns out to be really swooshy pants

no pressure tags!!: @ssszlami @the-one-who-died-at-the-end @qt-qtoey @distant-screaming @sparklyeyedhimbo @lamonnaie @wren-kitchens and anyone else who wants to join!!!!