Post by Ayla on Oct 27, 2015 6:23:47 GMT 8
Beyoncé Karungi, a 35-year-old campaigner and sex worker, is in hospital following the horrific attack.
The activist had recently penned an article on surviving in Uganda as a trans sex worker, an occupation that can be dangerous and occasionally deadly.
After recieving several hate threats, she went into hiding.
When she emerged, she was attacked by a group of five unknown men. She sustained several serious facial and bodily injuries. At hospital, she undergone x-rays and is currently awaiting the results.
Beyoncé, who says she was ‘extremely traumatized’, told LGBTI blogger Melanie Nathan that the men told her they wanted to ‘kill’ her.
She was previously raped at gun point and had her hair cut by the police to make her 'masculine'
www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-activist-escapes-death-after-being-beaten-by-ugandan-mob/
The activist had recently penned an article on surviving in Uganda as a trans sex worker, an occupation that can be dangerous and occasionally deadly.
After recieving several hate threats, she went into hiding.
When she emerged, she was attacked by a group of five unknown men. She sustained several serious facial and bodily injuries. At hospital, she undergone x-rays and is currently awaiting the results.
Beyoncé, who says she was ‘extremely traumatized’, told LGBTI blogger Melanie Nathan that the men told her they wanted to ‘kill’ her.
She was previously raped at gun point and had her hair cut by the police to make her 'masculine'
www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-activist-escapes-death-after-being-beaten-by-ugandan-mob/
