The newly passed Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda has made a country that was already dangerous for LGBTQ+ people truly treacherous. The new law includes the death penalty for the so-called offence of “aggravated homosexuality”, defined as same-sex relations involving someone who is HIV positive or under the age of 18. Many countries around the world are moving towards… Continue reading LGBTQ+ people are facing increasing persecution globally, but refugee status is still extremely hard to get
Skin colour should be no more socially relevant than webbed feet or earwax production Over a third of people who are not white have experienced racial assault and 77% of black people have been racially abused in the UK. Every single human descends from ancestors with black coloured skin. Skin colour is just one of… Continue reading Skin colour is as arbitrary as melanin production
In early 2021, a Ghanaian migrant known as Faruku died in the northern Mexican city of Tijuana, near the Mexico-United States border, of an apparent stroke. This was after being turned away from a hospital and later being asked to pay for an ambulance before it would assist him. A report from Refugees International notes… Continue reading In Mexico, erasing Black History fuels anti-Black racism
