Talking to LGBT Refugees About the Orlando Shootings
There is no place where you are absolutely safe. No place in the world. The men and women whom my church's Refugee Guardian Group has helped all fled their home countries to avoid being beaten or killed because of their sexual orientation. Most of our clients come from Muslim countries. They know first-hand the deadly acts against LGBT people carried out in the name of Islam. The news from Florida this morning must have sounded frighteningly familiar. Today I contacted the four men for whom I have been a mentor. I wanted to check in. How were they after the murders at [...]