Help Rayan move out of Algeria

My name’s Rayan, i am 19 and i live in Algeria. Growing up, i haven’t had the privilege of being myself without facing major threats. The atmosphere that reigns in my country made me feel ashamed to express myself, and completely deprived of familial and societal support. I remember how hard it was for me to spend a great day without getting in trouble, and to live normally without people randomly coming for me to verbally or physically harass me.

Less than a year ago i was stunted by the news of a young gay man who got murdered in his own apartment, people tried to deny the cause of the murder, others shamelessly felt unbothered and held statements such as « he deserved it ». I felt like the only person who really cared and who was shocked by how the news outlets decided to fully wipe out the evidence of it being a homophobic hate crime. And at that exact moment i realized how urgent it was for me to move out, i realized that my existence does not matter and the only thing stopping this from happening to me is luck.

I am very proud of myself for surviving all these years but it is becoming more and more impossible to fully be myself without that threatening my quality of life and safety, especially as I lately started to learn to embrace what seemed to be the main issue, my homosexuality. Algeria is undoubtedly not the best place to embrace who i really am, which is why i am now making this gofundme. I do not expect anything from this but i cannot pass on this opportunity and try to build a better future for myself. 

The money that will hopefully be raised will be used for visa application, and rent for the most. That money will be just enough for me to start a new chapter in which my safety isn’t a matter i should worry about. A chapter in which getting murdered or getting jailed for who i am aren’t imaginable.




Please help with anything, anyhow.