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"This isn’t about politics or policy. It’s about recognizing—or rejecting—the humanity of LGBTQ+ and other asylum seekers," Immigration Equality board member Ilon Rincon Portas writes in an op-ed for The Advocate.
Abused for years by his homophobic father, 12-year-old Alvaro Orozco ran away from home in Nicaragua and eventually sought asylum in Canada. His claim rejected, he was to be deported in February. But a crusading queer civil rights lawyer stepped in and saved him--at least for now.
Muhammad Wisam Sankari was beheaded and mutilated in Turkey, which has admitted many Syrian refugees but failed to protect the rights of LGBT ones.
A new book captures the humanity of people too often demonized.
Roxsana Hernandez died this spring in ICE custody. The Transgender Law Center says she faced mistreatment here.
Let's talk about the real definition of the s word.
Omar had fled Somalia in search of a better life in the U.S. The shooting left her paralyzed.
Under a public health law, known as Title 42, "thousands of asylum seekers have been wrongly denied their day in court and returned to unsafe places south of the border."
A disturbing report has raised concerns over the safety of the men who fled persecution.
LGBT people face mortal danger from ISIS and around the world, yet few ever obtain refuge in the U.S.
In December, President Obama set ambitious goals for protecting and rapidly resettling vulnerable LGBT refugees worldwide. Can his administration deliver?
This mini-documentary depicts the obstacles LGBT asylum seekers face in Ireland.
Swift action needs to be taken by the American government and LGBTQ+ notables to save these extremely vulnerable people.
The woman sought asylum, according to Rolling Stone, but could now be put on a plane to a homeland where she was beaten and raped, and faces prison.
With the U.S. dragging its feet, a small nation steps in.
