"I kind of knew [about my sexuality] at school, but those things you don't talk about...It's something you never breathe out loud. I was brought up a Catholic. Every day, these pastors are preaching that a gay person should be stoned to death, that they should die. If you heard that, would you be open?" - Elizabeth Day, on Florence, a lesbian refugee from Uganda.

Recently, gay and lesbian refugees from Uganda have been making their voices heard in the news and media. With the death of gay activist and Ugandan, David Kato, and ORAM's international advocacy for international LGBTI refugees (including Ugandans), this story is both uplifting and heartbreaking.

Read more about Florence's (and Jon's, a gay Ugandan) transition from Uganda to the United Kingdom.

(Source: The Observer)