Our stories: James
I am James. I come from Nigerian originally and I have lived in the UK since 2009. I am an openly gay man and the reason why I left my country is because of circumstances surrounding my sexuality. Although I am a gay man, I lived in a heterosexual relationship and I have three children […]
Our stories: Ruth
My name is Ruth, and I’m from Nigeria. For me, growing up was not fun at all. I was bullied and I was not shown love from parents. They said they loved me but I was always treated different from my siblings. I went through a horrifying experience, and came to the UK to find […]
Our stories: Baganza
My name is Baganza. I was originally from Uganda, where I was living a normal life just any other young, ambitious woman. I was looking forward to building my life, and with a great, loving family, I couldn’t see anything that would hinder my dreams. My situation changed when I began to realise that I […]
Our stories: Herman
My name is Herman and I’m from Uganda. I came to the UK in 2015. Before I came to the UK I was living a hopeless and fearful life. I was living in secret as a gay man, in fear of persecution from my family and the community. My life felt meaningless to me and […]
Our stories: Nazir
My name is Nazir, I am 21, and I come from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I came to the UK in September last year. Living at home, it was like a prison. I was bullied all the time. I couldn’t share my feelings with anyone. I felt I was living two different lives. I couldn’t walk […]
Our stories: Daphine
My name is Daphine Adikini and I originally come from Uganda, in the Eastern part of Africa. Life for me back home became hard when my sexuality was found out. I was brutally punished by my own family – taken from traditional doctor to traditional doctor all in the name of healing me. This didn’t […]