In some countries, celebrating Pride can mean death.

June 21, 2018 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, LIFESTYLES, PRIDE, WORLD NEWS Comments Off on In some countries, celebrating Pride can mean death.
Participants hold rainbow flags during an LGBTQ pride event at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya on June 16, 2018.Refugee Flag Kakuma

The Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya held its first LGBTQ pride event on Saturday, but now the event’s organizers are in fear for their lives.

After the event, which organizers said drew approximately 600 people, threatening messages were “pinned all over the camp on notice boards,” according to Mbazira Moesa, a Ugandan refugee and one of the event’s organizers.