The place where he was punished by death, aid cuts ‘heartwarming’

After the President Trump signed an executive order to demolish the US Agency for International Development Agency, Andrea Minaj Casablanca’s phone was flooded with desperate desires for help.

A consultant who works with non-commercial non-catering to members LGBTQ population in UgandaIn the awakening of Mr. Trump’s decision, HIV drugs, therapy sessions and shelter seeking urgent requests urgent requests. Ms. Casablanca responded to these calls while fighting his crisis: fired from a business-funded work by USAID

“Our whole world has been upslown,” said Casablanca, a 25-year-old transgender woman, the capital Kampala said in the capital Kampala. “Everyone is afraid of the future.”

In recent years, the people of LGBTQ in Ugandad have stopped a risen to the people of this conservative East Africa in recent years. President Yoweri Museveni signed A law in 2023 He calls for life imprisonment Uganda is in prison for everyone who deals with the same sex relationships and for anyone in prison.

Activists now say that USAID’s cuts have high risk, shelters and hundreds of shelters, unemployed and more discriminatory. Vital medical supplies remain low, members of LGBTQ groups are increasingly depressed or feel suicide.

The law also allows a “aggravated homosexuality” to be punished for the “aggravated homosexuality”, a sweeper related to the same sex relationships with the same sex or disabled. Mr. Museveni and the government claimed that homosexuality was the Western phenomenon and the law defends children and defended the holy of the family.

“It is calculated,” said the founder of the main population consortium in Uganda and a commercial that promotes LGBTQ law and health.

“These programs are gone, and we will be withdrawn to the discrimination of our societies,” he said. “It’s heartwarming.”

Moisti KanerugabaMr. Museveni’s son and Military Chief of Ugandan, call President Trump, “Our people will be grateful for those who are infected with HIV.”

The United States supply Humanitarian and security assistance to more than $ 970 million in development every year. In 2023, medical programs spent about $ 440 million, watched ambulance, agricultural and educational services, According to US government information.

For years, the United States has supported LGBTQ groups through USAID’s initiatives in Uganda, and offers legal training and resources for HIV treatment, legal training and activity. Previous US Governments condemned Human rights violations against gay ugandala trade and travel restrictions in response.

Mr. Trump announced that he was a few days after his arrival in January Stops all foreign assistance As the 90-day spending audit is conducting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio refused for Continue to finance Firefighters and medical services, including HIV and TB care and treatment.

But Freedom was ruled out Programs that encourage variety, capital and access. The people of LGBTQ could not take medication to protect them from HIV infections. Several Ugandan Gay Rights Group, during the inspection, said that the variety, capital and their projects were suspended permanently.

In late February, the Trump management announced that a study was completed in all US foreign assistance 90 percent to cut USAID programs, including these To provide saving drugs.

The loss of fast assistance from the United States has been horrified by many gay Akinan. “This is like running away from a fire,” he said. Executive Director of the African Queer Network working on LGBTQ rights in African African countries.

Mrs. Hrd, who sought the law of anti-homosexuality Uganda said he was attacked and beaten in the country last year. With a sudden financing cut, especially in rural areas, many gay people will be sick or violently concerned that there is no place for security or support.

“I haven’t slept well in weeks,” he said. “We have a big battle in front of us.”

The other risk groups implemented by the consortium of 127 non-profit and Uganda, Mr. Lusimbo showed that almost all budgets lost all budgets by Mr. Lusimbo. Mr. Lusimbo said that the staff should allow the majority to go in the last month.

Organizations began to rely on volunteers to protect important services such as resources left and finding the test or finding test sets. The executive director of a Gay Rights organization, the executive director of the Gay Rights, said the services were eliminated, the group, the wardrobe and chairs were requested to be purchased in American tax dollars.

Activists said that some LGBTQ clinics are now charged for services that are pre-free as a HIV test. Mental health services have been reduced or completely interrupted. I also fear that the ATRUF suspension is not to follow the inspectors who live for the weakened immunity of people living with safe sexual intercourse or HIV.

“Infections did not take a break because of a 90-day review,” Mr. Lusimbo. “We live in a global village,” he said. “Everyone’s health is in danger.”

The terms of the LGBTQ UGandans are very dangerous to transfer or transfer people to frequent shelters or to move or relocate people to act frequently. Now some of these shelters begin to close.

Since 2020, about three dozens of shelters in secret areas in Uganda have maintained thousands of gay people from the homelessness and violence, Coordinator of Minority Shelter Consortium John Grace.

The shelters rely on American financing, including USAID and disease control and prevention centers. However, under the leadership of Trump gradually due to financing and policy changes, at least one shelter now closed, said MX. Grace that is unusual.

Those who remain wetted and overturned and said they began to turn people.

“This is a common confusion,” said MX. After his family came out as a few years ago, his family fired them. “These shelters are a lifetime for so many people and now fight to survive.”

Ms. Casablanca, consultant, no significant of the lifeless influx of telephone conversations. Despite the $ 40 monthly salary-funded by USAID, he has selected voluntarily to work.

Throughout the cities of Kampala and other Ugan, said, the LGBTQ people, drugs, condoms, lubricants and tests are worried. Some shared their struggles with fear and isolation in tears. Many of them are worried about where the next salary will be or how much they will pay.

For the long time, he said he hired as a party decorator. “We must survive in this dark,” he said.