I write from Uganda, where a vicious 'anti-gay' law was just signed into existence -- and gay people are being hunted like animals.

Days ago, neighbours castrated a transgender person with a kitchen knife. We couldn't go to the police as we'd be arrested -- and had to search for a friendly doctor, as most wouldn't help us.

We're being fired from work, rejected by family, evicted, beaten, raped… and worse.

I'm appealing for your support. Please.

This could be our last call for help. Under this new law, everything we do, including sending this email and raising funds, will soon become illegal. But right now, before the law is implemented, there's still a narrow window when LGBTQ+ groups can receive support -- and your donation could help save lives.

You'd fund safe houses where people can hide, along with emergency medical care, legal support, and trauma counselling. We urgently need more safe houses, as we constantly have to run when angry mobs arrive.

We're being flooded with frantic calls for help, but without more funds we can only help a tiny fraction of people. I'm heartbroken, and don't know where else to turn.

And it's all because of who and how we love. In the face of unimaginable cruelty and violence, please stand up for our right to Love. Donate what you can now.

-- ****** from Uganda, with Avaaz