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Articles about Lgbt Asylum

13 March 2012
Consultation seeks views on draft LGBT asylum protections 2 A consultation on the international protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex refugees and asylum seekers has been launched today.
19 August 2011
Ugandan asylum seeker wins reprieve 17 A Ugandan asylum seeker who says he will face homophobic persecution if returned home has been permitted to make a fresh appeal.
18 August 2011
MP and Ugandan bishop speak out for gay asylum seeker 19 A Liberal Democrat MP and a Ugandan bishop are calling for a gay asylum seeker to be given the right to stay in the UK.
11 August 2011
San Francisco married gay couple lose immigration case 118 A married gay couple in San Francisco who have lived together for nearly 20 years have been told that one must leave the US by August 25th.
22 July 2011
Convicted rapist ‘claims he’s gay to win asylum’ 78 A Ugandan man serving a four-year sentence for raping a woman is reportedly seeking asylum by claiming he is gay.
12 July 2011
Lib Dem MP says Home Office appears ‘institutionally homophobic’ on asylum 27 A Liberal Democrat MP has accused the Home Office and the UK Border Agency of appearing "institutionally homophobic" in cases of gay asylum seekers.
6 July 2011
Comment: One year on from gay asylum ruling, have things changed? 26 One year ago, the Supreme Court unanimously handed down a landmark decision in LGBT human rights.
6 July 2011
Lesbian asylum seeker wins right to stay in UK 6 A lesbian asylum seeker from Jamaica has been granted the right to stay in the UK after immigration judges ruled that she could face persecution if sent home.
5 May 2011
Government ‘still not collecting data on gay asylum claims’ 6 The UK government has admitted that it is still not collecting data on the number of people who claim asylum or are refused on the basis of their sexual orientation.

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