Would you thrive in a role that is making a real difference to the lives of forcibly displaced LGBTIQ+ people? Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) is an organisation established to promote the inclusion of LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced people. We are looking for members to join our organisation. New members can then nominate to serve onContinue reading “Expressions of Interest: Join as FDPN member or Board Director”
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Another life is taken: statement on the death of an LGBTIQ+ refugee in Kakuma camp
April 13, 2021 Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) condemns all targeted and hate based violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) asylum seekers and refugees currently stranded in refugee camps and similar temporary accommodation across the world. FDPN was made aware through a media statement by UNHCR in Kenya that an LGBTIQ+Continue reading “Another life is taken: statement on the death of an LGBTIQ+ refugee in Kakuma camp”
Let’s end violence against LGBTIQ+ people
Today, November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. On this day we want to bring attention to ever rising rates of violence that women experience globally. Sexual and gender-based violence is perpetrated against a person’s will and is based on gender norms and unequal power relationships. In most cases violence isContinue reading “Let’s end violence against LGBTIQ+ people”
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In this post we gather all relevant links to help our lesbian, bi, queer women, trans women and men, intersex and non-binary people to stay healthy and find inclusive information about breast cancer. We know that our communities have much lower screening rates. For those who have experienced forcedContinue reading “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”
LGBTIQ+ genocide has never stopped series
Attacks on LGBTIQ+ people in a refugee camp We’d like to introduce to you a blog post series ‘LGBTIQ+ genocide has never stopped’ where we will be telling different stories from around the world. This post is about the attacks that LGBTIQ+ people are subjected to in a refugee camp. Kakuma refugee camp is theContinue reading “LGBTIQ+ genocide has never stopped series”
Webinar: Breaking the Silence about LGBTIQ Refugees
On the 18th of June in the context of World Refugee Day and the Pride Month, Forcibly Displaced Network held a webinar titled Breaking the Silence About LGBTIQ+ Refugees. We aimed to discuss the experiences of LGBTIQ+ forced displacements that often fall off the agenda and offer action points for those wanting to support these communities.Continue reading “Webinar: Breaking the Silence about LGBTIQ Refugees”
Indifference, the second most powerful weapon against LGBTIQ+ people
We talk a lot about homophobia and transphobia being the first weapon against LGBTIQ persons. We rarely hear about the second most powerful weapon against LGBTIQ forcibly displaced people which is indifference. This week marked 40 days since Sarah Hegazy took her own life. Sarah Hegazi was kidnapped by Egyptian secret services charged with terrorism,Continue reading “Indifference, the second most powerful weapon against LGBTIQ+ people”
LGBTIQ genocide has never stopped
Documentary film Welcome To Chechnya is not only about Russia. It is a very common story.LGBTIQ genocide has never stopped after concentration camps. Several important wins with marriage equality and antidiscrimination law did not stop it either. As a matter of fact, around the world, we continue to be prosecuted, tortured and killed. Welcome to ChechnyaContinue reading “LGBTIQ genocide has never stopped”
Broken Promise of Safety
The original of this post was published for It’s Not a Compliment. I grew up in a country where rigid gender stereotypes, sexual harassment and violence against women were normalised. When I was in year 3, we had an end of year dance at school. Two boys started a fight, unable to choose who wouldContinue reading “Broken Promise of Safety”
Resources for LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum and refugees on COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis that we are all dealing with at the moment. Yet some members of our communities find themselves in much more difficult and precarious circumstances. People seeking asylum in their majority are not eligible for Centrelink payments and many do not have access to Medicare. Many areContinue reading “Resources for LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum and refugees on COVID-19”
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