ext_153685 ([identity profile] ellyrouge.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] trans2013-08-19 02:54 pm

Need for urgent financial support for a young trans woman

Hi,
I'm not sure if it's appropriate to post that kind of call here, but given the emergency of the situation I I prefer to take the chance. Some people are trying to help a young trans woman to run away from her country where she faces persecution and death theats. There is an urgent need for money, so they have set up a call for support here: http://www.youcaring.com/other/aidez-une-femme-trans-fuir-son-pays-pour-survivre-/80665

We are currently looking for financial help for a trans woman trying to flee her country because of transphobic persecution. A male hormones treatment was forced upon her by her familly, she was sexually harassed and hit by people who knew about her identity. She is right now threatened to be sent back to her country where she risks a prison or death penalty.
We currently can't say much more for safety reasons, but we will be able to do so in a few weeks when her life will no longer be endangered. She is trying to reach a country where she can be safe and get political asylum.
For this, we have the most urgent need of fundraisin to cover the necessary expenses for this young woman's flight. Every penny counts. The approximated cost is around €2000 and € 3000.