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Elton John blasts UK Home Secretary for suggesting LGBTQ+ refugees shouldn’t qualify for asylum
Suella Braverman also claimed that refugees pretend to be LGBTQ+ in order to “game the system.”
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LGBTQ+ Afghans risk safety by protesting U.S. government & publications that “left us behind”
If the Taliban discovers the protestors’ identities, they could be arrested, tortured, and killed.
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A trans woman founded a group to help trans people leave the U.S. due to rising hate
“There’s like 30 states right now I wouldn’t even drive through,” the group’s founder said.
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Ukrainian LGBTQ refugees share tales of support & discrimination in Poland
Homosexuality is legal in Poland, but the nation has been consistently ranked as the most homophobic country in the European Union.
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Legislators beg Biden administration to evacuate LGBTQ Afghans before the Taliban kills them
The Taliban control the airport and borders. One gay man has already been killed and dismembered as LGBTQ people try desperately to flee the country.
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Will the Biden administration retract a Trump-era policy harming LGBTQ refugees?
Trump instituted a policy to block refugees during the pandemic. The Biden administration is considering revisions to the policy, but not the part that singles out LGBTQ people.
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Trump’s attacks on refugees are sadly nothing new for America
We’ve seen this before… and we know the results.
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Trump signs new Muslim travel ban in secret
It also completely suspends the United States’ refugee program.
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Will Sweden deport gay Liberian refugee to his homophobic homeland?
“In prison I’ll be beaten and raped every day until I am released and leave the country again,” said Andrew Nagbe.
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Across Europe, gay migrants face abuse in asylum shelters
Many migrants are coming from conservative Muslim countries where homosexuality is taboo into European societies that are more open to it.