are visiting a friend, or going somewhere, maybe an all-night prayer. Your parents will want to understand, then they will hear what actually transpired.” – Gay Member. Another participant in an in-depth interview had this to say about attending GALZ educational and social functions in the context of raids: “In the beginning it affected me in a way, even just coming for a meeting. I would be hesitant to come because I imagined that I would get arrested. As much as I am ‘out’ at home, I was just not comfortable with having my name in police records, or them coming to our home. So in the end I could only wish to participate, but could not muster the courage to visit GALZ offices. This also affected my interaction with some key people within GALZ, because I feared that my association with them would get me in trouble. So I sort of disconnected myself from those people.” – Member. 39 An Assessment of the impact of state sanctioned and unsanctioned raids on GALZ premises and gatherings