December 3, 2015  – Reported by CBC News – Even in Toronto, the sound of a siren can make Alia stop, go silent. It can bring back memories of Jordanian police. Of having to decide between being raped or being illegally deported. She may be learning English now, but Alia cannot find the words in her new language to capture the perpetual state of fear that followed her as a transgender person in Syria and then as a refugee in Jordan…story continues below…

Source: Transgender woman survives rape, assault while fleeing Syria – Toronto – CBC News