LGBT rights and refugees
In recent decades, the number of LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum-seekers has risen, with most qualifying as "members of a particular social group" under the 1951 ...
In the DC Metro and NY Tri-State Area, HIAS provides pro bono legal services and case management (employment, language, and social services support) to LGBTQ ...
Protecting and Assisting LGBT Refugees - 2009—2017 State.gov
LGBT refugees may flee their countries due to persecution based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, or for the same reasons as any other refugee.
US: LGBT Asylum Seekers in Danger at the Border
In the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, Human Rights Watch found that asylum seekers and other migrants are systematically targeted for kidnapping, ...
LGBTIQ+ refugees | UNHCR Integration Handbook
For LGBTIQ+ refugees this includes obtaining legal counselling and guidance on the ability to change their names and gender markers in documents ...
Despite legal advances in many parts of the world, LGBTQI+ people continue to face social and economic exclusion, discrimination, and stigma that can have ...
LGBT rights and refugees: a case for prioritizing LGBT status in ...
These states – typically, Western liberal democracies – are uniquely positioned to provide effective protection for refugees who are LGBT, owing ...
LGBTI and Gender-Diverse Persons in Forced Displacement | OHCHR
Among the 100 million people who are currently forcibly displaced worldwide, LGBTI and gender-diverse migrants who are recognized refugees, asylum seekers, ...
New study on LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers highlights the ...
In a previous study, the Williams Institute found an estimated 30,900 LGBT people applied for asylum in the United States between 2012 and 2017, ...
... Right: Leading LGBTQ Groups Unite Against Latest Assault on Vulnerable Refugees · U.S. law preserves an individual's right to seek asylum regardless of how ...
The Unique Challenges Facing LGBTQ Refugees - HIAS
In addition to the challenges shared by all displaced people, LGBTQ refugees encounter a unique set of difficulties that include stigmatization, ...
LGBT migration is the movement of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world or within one country. LGBT individuals choose to ...
... legal complexities and constraints of international refugee law and travel. ... LGBTQI+ refugees, asylees, and asylum seekers. This crucial time reinforces ...
Refugees - UCC Open and Affirming Coalition
LGBT refugees, asylees and asylum-seekers are among the most vulnerable people in the United States today. Unlike most people who flee their homes for safety, ...
As countries toughen anti-gay laws, 'rainbow refugees' seek asylum ...
An increasing number are fleeing possible prison terms and death sentences in their home countries because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Critiquing Trends and Identifying Gaps in the Literature on LGBTQ ...
“Western” influence has exacerbated persecution on the grounds of LGBTQ identity, as illustrated by examples of discriminatory laws in Nigeria, ...
The challenges faced when you're an LGBTQI+ refugee
Refugees from the LGBTQI+ community face heightened risks. Most of the people come from countries like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Yemen, where being gay ...
Our History - Immigration Equality
In 1994, a group of LGBTQ attorneys formed the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force, which would later become Immigration Equality. At the time, it ...
The LGBT Asylum Project is the only San Francisco nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to providing accessible legal representation for LGBT asylum ...
The Overlooked Intersection between the Climate Crisis and LGBTQ ...
LGBTQ people are generally recognized as refugees using the 'protected social group' element of the Convention. ... Most asylum officers will ...