Referral to health centres In the past, members with health issues would approach the Centre without any fear and would be referred to the relevant health centres to handle their cases. However, the fear of being raided after visiting the centre, has made some members to suffer in silence. They find themselves without anyone to refer them to friendly centres and face discomfort of visiting public health institutions where they expereince blatant discrimination by health service providers. Without the opportunity to meet and discuss, it has been difficult for staff to identify individuals in need of a service. The inability of GALZ to offer referrals was also echoed by a stakeholder in an in-depth interview: “As a result, some members have not come to seek the services that they need. At times I meet some LGBTI community members presenting health issues to me during interviews but when I ask them to come to the Centre for proper referral they say ‘aah ku office aunty, kurikutysia mazuvano (the Centre is a no go area these days)” . Another respondent, who is a member had this to say: “So sometimes some people who are infected with STIs may think of coming here, but then they ask themselves; what if I get raided there? So in the end they stay with their STI without getting the assistance”. 32 An Assessment of the impact of state sanctioned and unsanctioned raids on GALZ premises and gatherings