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Turkmenistan HIV gay refugee
World

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

Patrick Kelleher - April 14, 2020

UK

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

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Home Office
Law

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

Josh Milton - November 29, 2019

Uganda
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

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

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

Alex Powell - September 14, 2019

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

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

Josh Milton - September 2, 2019

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

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
News

Gay man who fled Morocco says LGBT asylum seekers’ claims are ‘not being taken seriously’

Reiss Smith - August 20, 2019

A UK Border Force official
UK

LGBT asylum seeker unlawfully deported by UK ‘gang-raped’ in Uganda

Reiss Smith - July 29, 2019

Two LGBT+ refugees and a child march holding a rainbow flag
World

Muslim LGBT refugees more likely to get asylum if they conform to ‘gay lifestyle’

Ella Braidwood - July 26, 2019

Caroline Nokes wearing a white jacket walking into 10 Downing Street
Current Affairs

Government announces review into handling of LGBT+ asylum claims

Reiss Smith - May 23, 2019

Italy’s Supreme Court rules in favour of gay man seeking asylum
Current Affairs

Italy’s Supreme Court rules in favour of gay man seeking asylum

Patrick Kelleher - April 25, 2019

The Sultan of Brunei, who introduced death by stoning for gay people this month. A transgender teenager has fled the country to Canada where she is claiming asylum.
Current Affairs

Transgender teenager from Brunei seeks asylum in Canada

Patrick Kelleher - April 17, 2019

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