The story of a Refugee from Cameroon - Cedric Tchante (TW: Suicide,Violence, Homophobia)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cedric Tchante is an activist, marketing coordinator and blogger from Cameroon, currently living in San Francisco. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cedric talks about growing up in Cameroon where being gay is illegal. He shares how he became a vocal activist and appeared in the documentary “Born This Way”.  A first in Cameroon, this documentary showed the faces of LGBTQ folks talking about their sexuality. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the documentary making national news, Cedric was the target of harassment and violent attacks. It was only when his loved ones were threatened that Cedric knew he must leave Cameroon and claim asylum. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to hear Cedric share his experience of being a refugee in America. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can learn more about Cedric here:</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.huffpost.com/author/cedric-tchante"><strong>https://www.huffpost.com/author/cedric-tchante</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>To watch the documentary “Born this way” visit:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.bornthiswaydocumentary.com/"><strong>https://www.bornthiswaydocumentary.com/</strong></a></p>