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President Donald Trump walks to the White House residence on January 12

Court blocks Trump’s sad assault on LGBT+ asylum seekers as administration’s death rattle rings out

Nick Duffy - January 13, 2021

Non-binary artist who won landmark asylum claim is 'one of the lucky ones'

Non-binary asylum seeker who won landmark appeal to stay in UK recalls horrific beating at hands of police

Vic Parsons - December 28, 2020

LGBT+ rights campaigners complain of a "culture of disbelief” in the Home Office's treatment of LGBT+ asylum seekers.

LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK face mockery and derision from interpreters, damning report warns

Nick Duffy - November 11, 2020

Latest Posts

Lesbian who was gang-raped after being unlawfully deported wins stunning court victory against Home Office

Josh Milton - September 28, 2020

World

Gay man flees Turkmenistan after being horrifically beaten by police, all for the simple crime of having HIV

Patrick Kelleher - April 14, 2020

Lesbian speaks out about the heartbreaking process of trying to ‘prove’ your sexuality to the government

Vic Parsons - February 26, 2020

News

The Home Office told this man he wasn’t ‘gay enough’ to stay in the UK. Now, he’s been given asylum in time for Christmas

Vic Parsons - December 21, 2019

Interpreters have used derogatory slang and made judgements about asylum applicants' sexual orientation or gender identity

Law

Queer asylum seekers likely due compensation after supreme court rules Home Office unlawfully imprisoned thousands

Josh Milton - November 29, 2019

World

Asylum seeker who was beaten and raped for being gay in Uganda could be sent back by Trump administration

Patrick Kelleher - October 21, 2019

Interviews with asylum seekers reveal why the Home Office rejects so many LGBT claims

Alex Powell - September 14, 2019

The Home Office has refused more than 3,000 asylum seekers from countries where same-sex acts are illegal

Josh Milton - September 2, 2019

Court accepted gay asylum seeker before claiming boyfriend isn’t ‘effeminate’ enough

Nick Duffy - August 23, 2019

Current Affairs

Shadow minister accuses Home Office of ‘persecuting’ LGBT asylum seekers

Ella Braidwood - August 23, 2019

Abderrahim El Habachi against a multi-coloured background