LGBTQ Refugees in East Africa

Dramatic policy shifts and local floods make life uncertain for the refugees in East Africa. As reported Nakafeero is now in a camp in South Sudan, where she is exploring the possibility of getting resettlement for as many of her people as possible.  (We are not naming the camp in South Sudan for security purposes. The local police use web search to identify LGBTQ refugees.) At the same time we keep track of what is happening to those who remain in Kakuma in Kenya. Resettlement Let us look at the resettlement first. Before Trump took over in Washington, quite a few LGBTQ refugees had been allowed entry into the US from the South Sudan camp, assisted by American NGOs and the American government. This is why some of Nakafeero's group went to South Sudan. This policy was immediately cancelled when the new administration took over. We doubt very much that it will be restarted, given the current regime's anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and policies.  Because of this the refugees are loo...