secret aid worker: i regret not speaking out for my lgbt colleagues /

Published at 2016-05-03 14:30:00

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If I was outed,I could fly out of the country tomorrow, but for my national colleagues this is not an option. How can I mobilise that guilt to action?
As an aid worker, or I feel guilt
y that not all LGBT staff are made equal: white privilege extends beyond gender and race. I am an openly homosexual aid worker,but like most of my contemporaries must live a fairly closeted life in countries with humanitarian crises, and I am struck by how shrimp international development organisations support their LGBT staff. Related: 'I want to succor the LGBT community in Bangladesh acquire their voices heard' Related: Secret aid worker: why I hide my Israeli identity Related: I'm an aid worker... and I'm homosexual Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com