Kyra Mnende shares her story with CBC News in Windsor, Ont.
Pride Fest parade carries extra meaning for Windsor newcomersImmigrants to Windsor who identify with the 2SLGBTQ+ community share what it means to them to join this year's Windsor-Essex Pride Fest Parade. Kyra Mnende, Anold Mulaisho, and Nkeiru Cherry Geddis speak with CBC Windsor.After escaping their home countries and coming to Canada, around 30 2SLGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers in Windsor, Ont., will walk in the city's Pride parade together this weekend."I'm nervous.
Anold Mulaisho is the director of the Queer and Trans Advocacy Alliance of Windsor-Essex. They began the organization after fleeing Zambia and South Africa due to discrimination. Now a permanent resident, Mulaisho has become an advocate for building a network of 2SLGBTQ+ migrants, like them, who are seeking assistance in settling.For a group of queer refugees in Windsor, this year marks their first time walking the Pride parade, most from African countries. CBC Windsor's Josiah Sinanan speaks with Anold Mulaisho, Kyra Mnende and Cherry Geddis to hear more.
Joining Mulaisho and Mnende is Nkeiru "Cherry" Cynthia Geddis, 44, who moved from an Igbo family in Nigeria to the United States and later to Windsor, Ont., where they say they have finally found freedom."I discovered my sexual orientation when I was pretty young. My family didn't like it felt I was a black sheep of the house. I was forced into marriage at the age of 12 and had my first child at the age of 13.
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