Immigration Canada denied Leatitia Nanziri's claim for refugee status because they don't believe she is a lesbian.  Nanziri fled Uganda when she was outed by her girlfriend's father.  Lesbians in Uganda are often stoned to death.
The Refugee Division refused her claim because she was carrying a child when she arrived:  a product of having been raped.  Then they turned down her claim to stay in Canada on compassionate grounds because she had a second child in Canada, with a man.
Canada doesn't understand that if you live in a repressive country  you may hide your sexual orientation; you may have a heterosexual marriage.  And just like many Canadian lesbians with a husband and maybe children in their past, Ugandan lesbians may marry...and still be lesbians.
It is deeply distressing that Nanziri will be going back to Uganda to face the possibility of death for being queer, when Canada, a country that styles itself as supportive of queers, has sent her there.

 
 
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The United States Food and Drug Agency has just approved the first at-home test for HIV.  The over-the counter test, based on a saliva swab, will deliver results in 20-40 minutes.
Meanwhile the BC project to offer HIV testing to everyone admitted to hospital continues.  BC leads the country in this initiative, the purpose of which is to identify HIV+ people who may not otherwise get tested.