Lauren Rae Ard - donates $5,868 (October 30, 2020)
Her funds went to the recipients below:
$115 to Aderemi Glory Toluwanimi Justina, lesbian in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
She says: “After I went to the university, I am very proud to have left Christianity, since then I sleep better and no longer feel guilty about my sexuality, I think for myself and fully love and respect everybody regardless.”
$115 to Cigdem Erdem, bisexual in Ankara, Turkey
She says, “almost all religions try to oppress people, especially women, to control them. Myself and millions of people will fight with all of our power against racism, homofobia, transfobia and all of other nonsense concepts.”
$115 to Adenike Olushola Adelana, aka “Nicki Golden” in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
She says, “I have a beautiful girlfriend, I hate going to church because I have been judged and been ridiculed because of the way I choose to dress. (I am a tomboy) So I stopped going to church 4 years ago.”
$115 to Tor Avalumun Elijah, gay man in Benue State, Nigeria. He will use the funds to further his fashion design education.
$120 to Terungwa James, gay man living in Benue State, Nigeria. He will use the funds to buy Critical Thinking materials, and to improve his podcast on Critical Thinking. Terungwa is also one of the HGC Nigeria directors
$115 to Remilekun Funmilayo Ojo, Lesbian in Lagos, Nigeria
She says: “Thank you for helping us. I am so happy there are people that really care. Maybe someday the LGBT community can gain their freedom and we'll be free… I want to be a human rights activist.”
$115 to Theresa Clement Ekanem, lesbian in Ibesikpo, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria.
She says: “I want to create a YouTube channel for individuals who are queer in this society that tries hard to quish us, to share experiences, struggles and create awareness and enlightenment, and to let people know that they can be whoever they want to be without fear of stigmatization.”
$115 to Yemi Ayobami of Lagos, Nigeria
She says, “I am an atheist, I am 28, I became a lesbian when I was in secondary girls-only school. I spent most of the six years in that school with girls we used to bathe together in the school hostel. That was how I became a lesbian. I am so proud and happy about it even though my parents and my siblings are against it. 90% of Nigerians are against LGBT - they say it's against African culture and traditions - they say that to justify their hatred for LGBT people.”
$115 to Esther Idorenyin Ekere, lesbian in Lagos, Nigeria
She says, “The funds will be used by me to start a LGBT support group in my locality. I want to let people like me understand that it is OK to be who they are.”
$115 to Margaret Natasha Leleguya in Naivasha town, Kenya
She says, “I have been a lesbian for five years and my own family don't want anything to do with me. Society also says I am a bad influence to their children, sometimes it gets lonely. The government also has not fully accepted our sexuality.”
$115 to Abdullahi Ibrahim in Kaduna, Nigeria, for his phone charging business
He says, “Growing up in northern Nigeria as atheist and sexually/ gender queer was super difficult and created a lot of internal battles and self doubt about who I am and my purpose on this earth. Between the religion and culture I was brought up in, I was taught being lgbt was an unforgviable sin and was shunned by my Muslim community if I continue my lifestyle, which made me feel guilt as a child for just being myself. However, in the past two years I have gained so much confidence in my person and how I present myself and a large portion of the credit goes to the wonderful community of queers I have befriended through Facebook and Instagram. Realizing that I’m valid no matter what I have been told since childhood has tremendously helped me in accepting my queerness. I became a humanist atheist because I realized Muslim is a homophobic religion, it threatens my LGBT family with death punishment and I know queerness is a natural phenomenon, how does God create gay people and then threaten to punished them? This is illogical. I spent my teenage years praying for god to make me straight person, at the end I realized prayer can't be an answer. Now I am unapologetic gay, humanist atheist.”
$115 to Semilore Alaba Yusuf, lesbian, in Lagos, Nigeria.
She says: “I will use the money to buy food stuff for my mom and siblings and maybe buy clothes for them as well.
$115 to Damilola Samson Kayode from Lagos, Nigeria
He says, “Being a gay man in Nigeria… I have to hide because I can get killed anytime for it. Especially those of us that came out of a Muslim background but with the help of some Atheists and Humanist speaking for us I believe someday we will be free.”
$115 to Emediong Jacob Dan, lesbian in Akwa Ibom State
She says: “I intend to create a safe space for ladies especially lesbian ladies”
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$115 to Chukwudi Udoye Eternal in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a gay clothing designer and a graphic artist.
$115 to Ibosiola Victor Tobi in Osun State, Nigeria.
He says, “as gay, I have been denied opportunities in my family and society at large. Being gay in Nigeria is not easy. It is a matter of life and death. The $100 will help me to take care of my essential needs, I now have a chance at living a better life. This is a dream come true.”
$115 to Bello Fauziyat Damilola, a lesbian in a small village in KOGI STATE, NIGERIA.
She says: “I was sent to a boarding school for my college and it was here I discovered my sexuality. Most people were against it, they said it was against their religion but this is what I felt inside. I was lonely, until I get to know there are people who do not mind what sexual orientation you are, I have since been an adherent of humanism.”
$115 to Omokaro Osarodion Frank in Agbo village, Edo state, Nigeria. He is a gay man. He will spend the funds to buy shoe-making equipment. He is very appreciative.
$115 to Rosset - lesbian teacher at Kasese Humanist Primary School - Uganda
$115 to Adedeji Muyiwa in Osun State in Nigeria
He says: “I want to open a barbing saloon shop and I promise as a compensation to help young boys learn from my shop and become a master of their own. The fund will be used for purchasing of Mirror, Drawer, Chairs, Barbing clothes, Powder, cream, aftershave and the likes. $98.20 (plus wiring)
$115 to Naume, she is a lesbian student at Kasese Humanist Secondary School
$50 to Adidas (left) and $50 to Ramanthan (right) - they are gay students at Kasese Humanist Secondary School, in Uganda
$115 to Lynnet Williamz in Nakaru, Kenya. She is a lesbian humanist.
She says, “I believe morality does not have supernatural origin but derives from our need to live together in communities. the best way to understand reality is through knowledge gained by experience and reason… Being a lesbian has not been easy because of the constant judgements of people around me. I try to love myself and accept myself for who I am. I have been a lesbian for almost two years now.”
$115 to Madeleine Njoki Hunja, in Kisimu, Kenya - she is a lesbian humanist.
She says “I believe in equal rights for all, I embrace everyone regardless of their interests beliefs race and sexuality. In Kenya as a member of the LGBT we are faced with discrimination, rejection and regarded as outcasts. Most of us hide in the closet for a long time. I hope the story will change.
$115 to JOYTERRY WANJIKU NJENGA, lesbian humanist in Kagwe, Kenya.
She says, “I have been a lesbian for 4 years and it hasn't been easy. The discrimination, and people's hateful words. To them it's like a taboo, a sin and some don’t even want to associate with you. Having people trying to talk you out of it and fear is all we know.”
$115 to Caroline Mukuhi Karanja, a humanist lesbian in Nairobi.
She says, “people can resolve their problems through the use of science and reason… I’ve been a lesbian since 2015 and it hasn’t been easy. Rejection judgements harassment. I got friends who have accepted it.. but some not yet... my biggest fear is coming out to my parents.”
$115 to Joshua Janet, BISEXUAL Humanist in Kaduna, Nigeria.
She says, “I've been BISEXUAL since secondary school; I've been with 3 girls… I don't believe in God because i don't see what god is doing for humanity, god doesn't exist.”
-$287 - for Zeynep Kılıç - Turkish lesbian humanist who offers creative dramatics (therapy) to Turkish LGBT children
$115 for Mom Godfrey - BISEXUAL Nigerian humanist who attends college in Abuja
-$205 - for Meliha Güdücü - Turkish lesbian offers beauty vocational classes to LGBT community
$307 to “ANONYMOUS” person in undisclosed nation - to write Trans book for teenagers. Photo not shown for security reasons.
-$235 - for Laura Pranaj in Pristina, Kosovo, she organizes Art Shows of LGBT youth work and donate profits to LGBT groups
-$200 - for Sabine, Ex-Mormon LGBT from Brigham Young University, to assist Basic needs
- $126 for Burcu Allahverdi (LGBT Kurdish) for university tuition
-$156 for Omar Gatgar (gay Kurdish student) tuition for university
-$115 for Oneje Promise Chidieberie, gay Nigerian
$115 for Victor Tobi temi, BISEXUAL Nigerian student attending university in Ife Ife. He needs money for food and school supplies. His facebook post of appreciation is below his photo
$115 for Adelana Remilekun Deborah, aka Lucy Ab - she studies chemistry at Adekunle Ajashin University in Ondo State, Nigeria. She is a lesbian and a humanist.
$115 for Lawal Elijah - he studies agriculture at Kogi State University, Anyigba, in Nigeria. He is a BISEXUAL humanist. His Facebook post of Appreciation is below his photo
$115 to Bessap Lily in Lagos, Nigeria. She is a fashion designer, and one of HGC’s primary partners in Nigeria. She located most of the lesbians that HGC funded.
$115 for Elliott Idowu Edward in Lagos, Nigeria - he is a gay humanist.
$205 to three ex-Muslim lesbians in Namtumbo, Tanzania, to start a coffee house. Their names are Sofia Issa, Mwanaheri Othman Ngonyani, and Razia Jooma
$115 to Benjamin Abidemi Promise in Ondo state, Nigeria.
She says: “I am a lesbian who has been neglected by her parents. I have since then moved to another region where I don't disclose my sexual orientation with anyone. I am surviving on my own and trying to make ends meet. I rebelled and I came out to my parent and they turned their back on me. I turned mine too and I got my freedom. I love standing on my feet rather than kneeling down.
$114 to Janet Joshua in Kaduna State, Nigeria, for her photography business.
She says: “Being lesbian in Nigeria is very difficult. We don't do it openly because many people are against it, you'll be judged.”
$122 sent to Iorbee Hembafan Elizabeth in Naka, Benue State, Nigeria.
SHe says: I will start a small eatery. To do this I need to buy a Hot food flask, Cooking ingredients, and Wooden dining Table.
still in account - $0