URGENT: UK Government, Don't Send Ugandan Lesbian Back into Danger

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In just two days, the UK is set to deport a 20-year-old lesbian asylum seeker back to her native Uganda, where she faces persecution, torture, and imprisonment. We can't let that happen.

Home Office: Don't Deport Lesbian Ugandan Back into Danger

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Dear Indra,

In Uganda, as you might know, being gay is a crime often punishable by death. It doesn't matter that being gay isn't a choice, or that gay Ugandans are often forced to flee for their safety. The Ugandan government would rather imprison or torture its citizens for their sexuality than provide them a safe place to call home. And now, the UK government is sending a lesbian named Prossie back into danger in TWO DAYS, even though they know the risks she'll face.

Prossie N has fought hard to escape a lifetime of abuse and persecution. An orphan from the age of 8 years old, the only family she had was an uncle who abused and raped her. At 15, she was outed as a lesbian and forced to live on the streets. It was only through a secret relationship with a well-connected married woman that she was finally able to escape to Britain in 2010.

Now, the Border Agency wants to send her back into danger. Her new deportation date is set for 12 December, back to a country with some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world, where she has no family and no support network.

We can't let the UK government send Prossie into certain danger -- and possibly even death. Sign this petition asking them to grant her asylum!