EMERGENCY FUND: Please help my friend survive. Over the last year, the rescue of my dear friend Kamelliah (many of you have come to know her online) has been under way. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, she has been subjected to emotional and physical abuse by her family members, leaving her struggling to survive in her current living situation. On top of the pressure for inevitable arranged marriage and the abusive environment, she is a lesbian and ex-Muslim, which if found out, is punishable by death in her home country. This has become a matter of life or death for my dearest friend, and has led her to runaway and seek asylum with us in the United States. What does this mean? A long and troubling journey of law, struggle, and triumph is ahead of her. This campaign seems like it’s aiming high (20,000 USD) but you have to understand that we have to pay for a lawyer, she needs money for rent, she will need money for living essentials like clothes, food, etc. Under the asylum law, she will be rendered unable to work for upwards of 9 months to a year, making her financial situation extremely dire. While we were aiming for December 20th, due to her brother discovering her visa process, she will be landing in the United States November 27th as her life is in more danger now than ever before. We need your help to ensure this bright, beautiful young 21 year old woman can rebuild her life from scratch here in the United States. Please, if you are an ally to any cause whether it be LGBTQ+ rights, feminism, refugee crises or humanitarian aid, please help us. Any amount of money would be greatly appreciated. Please share, please inform, please do anything you can to ensure we meet our goal. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Every share and donation counts. (LINK TO THE YOUCARING DONATION PAGE !!!)
For more about Kamelliah as a person, her struggle, and her hobbies, click this link.
