Other humanitarian workers are trying to do their jobs. I can say that. I can give them credit for that, like for case assessments and other stuff. However, yes, you go to some other organizations and they are like, “No, you're gay. We help refugees, but not specifically gay people. Do you mind changing from being gay to straight? How about if you change your case from being LGBTQIA+ to another case, so that you can get resettled?” They can't resettle you, because you're gay. They do that under cover to save their face, of course, as an organization. As an international NGO, they're not supposed to discriminate, of course. They'll maybe face the.... These other organizations are trying, though they're not doing the needful. They're not doing much because they have that element of “these people are gay”. They quote the Bible. They say, “No, in the Bible, it says this and that, so please, you need to change.” They are going to give us hope, but we need to change from this to this.
Then, with the police, it's direct confrontation with LGBTQIA+ persons. They don't fear. They do it openly in front of UNHCR because the police are part of government and are sovereign in that place. They say, “No, we don't allow LGBTQIA+ persons here.” If you register any case as an LGBTQIA+ person, the case will not be followed up at all.
