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 […]