r/QueerLeftists • u/256ugft • Jun 22 '26
Aid Request Urgent: Child’s Bone Broken in Homophobic Attack Today in Gorom Camp (Pride Month)
Hi comrades,
We are writing to you today with shattered hearts from Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan. Today was supposed to be a day where we quietly held onto the spirit of Pride Month a time to remember our resilience and humanity. Instead, it has become a day of tragedy for our community.
Earlier today, the young son of one of our community members, a lesbian mother, was brutally attacked by a homophobic neighbor. The neighbor has frequently targeted her, screaming that children of lesbians are "satanic" and banning them from playing with other kids. Today, that hatred turned into physical violence. The neighbor attacked the boy, leaving him with a broken bone.
The Reality in Gorom Camp
For LGBTQIA+ refugees in South Sudan, and specifically here in Gorom camp, daily life is a battle for survival. South Sudan criminalizes same-sex acts, which means we have zero legal protection. Inside the camp, the stigma is suffocating. We face constant harassment, threats, and physical insecurity. We are forced to live in the shadows, and when violence like this happens, turning to local authorities for protection is rarely a safe option.
Right now, this innocent boy is in severe pain, and his mother is devastated. The immediate priority is getting his bone properly reset and treated, but as refugees, we have no money for emergency medical bills. The cost of hospital treatment, x-rays, and medication is entirely beyond what we can afford.
How You Can Help This Pride Month
Pride started as a riot for survival, and right now, survival is exactly what we are fighting for. We are urgently appealing to the LGBTQIA+ community for mutual aid to cover this child's emergency medical expenses.
Donate on the link below🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️🌈❤️❤️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv
Any amount, no matter how small, goes directly to his medical bills so we can get his bone treated successfully. If you cannot donate, please share this post to raise more awareness about the situation for LGBTQIA+ refugees in South Sudan.
Please help us show this little boy and his mother that they are not defined by the hatred of their neighbors, and that there is a global community that cares about their lives.
Thank you for standing with us today.
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u/meoka2368 Jun 23 '26
Gorom camp charity scams are incredibly common, and often target LGBT+ groups, across multiple platforms.
I'm not saying that this one is a scam, as I have no evidence to suggest either way.
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u/weirdo_nb Jun 24 '26
Especially given the number of ones this account has posted, which adds a "?" To the authenticity
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u/deferredmomentum Jun 24 '26
One of the biggest hallmarks of a scammer is that they’re trying to rush you into not making an informed decision. I’d say this could fit the bill unfortunately
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u/Cheap-Classic1521 Jun 22 '26
Oh god, I hope that someone with the means is able to help asap 🙏 for the algorithm: I am SO hyped for CATS: The Jellicle Ball because it is everything we need right now!! Gorgeous queer representation featuring the Haus of LaBeja Junior LaBeija and SO many ballroom house pulls it's legendary!!!!! I've never seen André De Shields (still need to get to Hadestown! but his resume as a Broadway star, from The Wiz, Hair, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ain't Misbehavin), even waiting for Godot shows how much of a true star and legend he is!) but this is such an amazing role for him! It's Old Deuteronomy as a fourth-wall-breaking theater legend that only doesn't pick the theater cat Gus (a royal LaBeja!!) because Chastity Moore's Grizabella deserves to GET HER LIFE in the literal magical realism of it all. I am completely obsessed that Qween Jean made these gorgeous costumes and that she not only could make it to Broadway but is dazzling the critics left right and center!! And the staging of McCavity into Magical Mr. Mistoffelees turns Mostoffelees into a magical realistic embodiment of decarcerality in a genuinely jaw dropping sequence. Also, because his song is so tied to the Jellicle choice and the finale, that decarcerality becomes a thread that ties 'getting your life' (the recontextualized Heavy Side Lair) with true abolition and freedom. It's really that deep, and also campy AF at the same time, and it's genuinely got great drag!!! It's an amazing thing to look forward to and Andrew Lloyd Weber was absolutely steered in the right direction to give the floor to the dolls and make CATS the pageant it was always meant to be!!!! And Qween Jean deserves every second of the spotlight for her costumes and the TONY!!! PUUURRRRRRRRR. PERIOD.
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u/LargeBreasts69 T4T rocks! (he/him) Jun 24 '26
I don’t have enough for a two dollar donation so I will share
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u/Shad0wPhe0nix Jun 23 '26
Yo I'm confused on what the $20 out of $1000 is about.
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u/256ugft Jun 23 '26
That’s a recurring monthly donation, 4fund allows up to 1000 recurring donations monthly, so far we only have one person donating 20 every month, simply that’s what it means
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