Joan Batte

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I am a trans woman refugee from Uganda, now trapped in Gorom refugee camp in South Sudan.
I ran from death threats, rejection, and persecution by my own family and community — hoping to find safety, dignity, and a place to simply exist. But instead, I found myself in another place where my identity is still seen as a crime.
In Uganda, being who I am could cost me my life.
In South Sudan, it could cost me my freedom.
Every day, I live in fear. No proper medical care. No job. No protection. Just silence, isolation, and the constant weight of being unwanted for simply existing. The same hatred I escaped has followed me here.
I did not choose this life. I only chose to survive.
Today, I am not asking for pity — I am asking to be seen. To be heard. To be remembered as a human being who deserves safety, love, and a future.
Please stand with me.
Follow my journey. Share my story. Raise your voice for me.
Because somewhere out there, your support could reach the one person or organization that can change my life.
Right now, I am still fighting — just to exist. 🌈💔

Homosexuality is illegal in South Sudan under the Penal Code of 2008, which criminalizes same-sex sexual conduct as "unnatural offences" (Article 248), punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The 2011 constitution also bans same-sex marriage, and cross-dressing by men is illegal. While enforcement is reportedly rare,

Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda under the strict Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes life imprisonment for same-sex acts and the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality". The law further criminalizes the "promotion" of homosexuality with up to 20 years in prison.

Article 379 (e) also states that “any male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman in a public place” if convicted under the “vagabond” law shall be sentenced to imprisonment for three months.

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Bisexual AFL player Mitch Brown has opened up about his life after coming out in 2025, saying he feels “at peace”.

Brown appeared on ABC Radio Melbourne on 25 February, during which a previous soundbite was played. Speaking not long after he came out in August, Brown can be heard saying that he “had this feeling of peace… comfort and confidence”.

Speaking this week, he shared more about his thought process behind coming out, saying he was out for years to a handful of “safe” people before he announced it publicly. “I just never once felt that I had the place to speak up,” he said.

“I have my own bi erasure and I grappled with the challenging aspect of that,” he continued candidly. “I’m like, maybe the first person in the AFL men’s competition to come out and speak out publicly should be a gay man, someone that walks down the Brownlow red carpet with a man side by side. And I just never felt that.”

However, his way of thinking soon changed. “I got to a point where I was like, stuff it,” he said. “This has got to stop… harmful patterns of behaviour, not just homophobic slurs in the AFL but men’s behaviour in particular.”

He continued: “I was like, I don’t care if no one knows who I am, I’m just going to say something, and I decided within three days before I came out publicly, I said to myself, ‘Just get to the interview, I'm not even going to think about the reaction. Just get on camera and say those words: I’m a bisexual man.’”

When he came out in August last year, Brown made history as he became the first ever men’s Australian Football League player to come out as bisexual. He told the Daily Aus at the time that he believes there to be closeted players in the AFL today.

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A gay priest of British-Nigerian origin, Reverend Jide Macaulay has opined that it is possible to be gay and practice Christianity at the same time.

He made this submission in a recent vox pop while speaking on the controversy surrounding Christianity and homosexuality.

The yet-to-be-identified man revealed that despite being gay, a priest, and living with HIV, he has a strong relationship with God.

According to him, he loves Jesus Christ with all of his heart and soul, and his sexuality doesn’t make him less of a Christian. He went further to quote different Bible verses to defend his stance that it is biblical to be gay and still be a Christian.

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