**Asylum seekers, please contact the Task Force
and complete our Intake Form before traveling.
info@lgbtasylum.org | 1-774-261-8199
WAYS TO HELP
My father sent me to boarding school to get a good education. There I began to explore my sexual orientation and found that I was attracted to women. I got in trouble for that and was bullied a lot. I did well in school. I loved math. I am good at numbers. I dreamed of growing up to be a successful accountant. In my dreams, I imagined sharing my life with a woman, but I knew that was impossible in Nigeria. After I graduated from high school, my father began to pressure me to marry. I resisted. Finally, I told my father I was lesbian. He beat me for the very first time in my life. It broke my heart...
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We Shall Overcome!
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021
Time: 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Place: DCU Center (Worcester, MA)
The LGBT Asylum Task Force is a ministry of Hadwen Park Congregational Church, UCC that welcomes LGBTQ people of all faith traditions. We provide housing, food, and connection to legal, medical and mental resources at other local agencies.
Asylum seekers are not allowed to work for up to 2 years after arriving in the US. Our vital ministry provides comprehensive support for the entire duration of that two-year period in which it is needed.
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