LGBT Asylum: Three Stories The stories of a gay man from Russia, a lesbian mother form Nicaragua, and a transgender activist from Uganda who got asylum in the United States. From Immigration Equality
Seeking Asylum: My Story (LGBT woman from Zimbabwe) "Skhumbuzo Khumalo, 24, left Zimbabwe, where homosexuality is illegal, after fearing for her life - only to be subjected to ‘degrading’ treatment on arrival in the UK."Fixers, 11 Mar 2016.
In Documentary 'Unsettled,' Four LGBTQ+ Refugees Share Their Stories from WBUR, Jun 2020. "LGBT is not just a terminology invented by the west. There is an LGBT community in the Middle East and in Africa and they stand together and they want their rights, too."
Life Stories The page with several stories of LGBTQ people who left their countries. For example, "A gay political refugee" "Claiming asylum in the UK: Nadim's story""Two-year detention of a transgender asylum claimant: Barrera's story" and more.
Interviews with asylum seekers reveal why the Home Office rejects so many LGBT claims by Alex Powell, Sep 2019. "Abeo, a 44-year-old Nigerian refugee, even went so far as to describe the stereotyping he experienced at the hands of the Home Office as an attempt to humiliate him. He told me that one of the first things the interviewer said to him was: “You don’t look gay, you look like any other man, why should I believe that you are?” The idea that there is any way in which an individual can “look gay” is an offensive reliance on narrow stereotypes of what it means to be LGBT. "
LGBT asylum seekers in France face difficulties from INFO MIGRANTS, May 2018.
*Arshid's story: After leaving Iran because he’s gay, he discovers intolerance on his way to Europe from INFO MIGRANTS, Jun 2020. "Things were bad in the camps because of my homosexuality. The other migrants made me feel uncomfortable. I can't stand those suspicious looks any more. I thought that leaving Iran would make me feel better, but I realized that elsewhere too, tolerance is not very widespread."
Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees assists asylum seeking LGBT with finding refuge and provide them with the opportunity for a new chance at life. We do this by providing education, guidance and support to individuals in making asylum claims outside of Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and assist them throughout the resettlement process.
Immigration Equality is an organisation that provides support for LGBTQ immigrants to the United Sates, including free legal advice for LGBTQ asylum seekers
Gay and intersex asylum seekers find place to call home in Britain This article looks at a hostel set up by Micro Rainbow International for LGBTI asylum seekers in Britain to live in while they have their applications for protection as refugees decided, talks about why such a hostel is needed, and includes the stories of Sami, an intersex asylum seeker from El Salvador, and Malik, a gay asylum seeker from Bangladesh. Reuters, January 15, 2018.
'Terrorized at home', Central America's LGBT people to flee for their lives: report Reuters, November 28, 2017.
EU Should Follow UN Guidelines on LGBT Asylum Seekers This Human Rights Watch article describes the discrimination and prejudice that LGBTI asylum seekers to Europe often face from immigration officers. Human Rights Watch, 30 Aug, 2018.
Forgotten twice: the untold story of LGBT refugees from the World Economic Forum, Jan 2018. "LGBT refugees are among the most vulnerable both physically and psychologically; they face unique risks and require unique protections. Yet they are being failed by the very same system that is supposed to protect them. "
LGBT asylum seekers' claims routinely rejected in Europe and UK from The Guardian, Jun 2020. "Four in 10 reported being rejected because decision-makers did not consider they were persecuted, or at risk of persecution, in their home country, while more than a third felt interviewers did not listen to their story or ask the right questions."
'How do I convince the Home Office I'm a lesbian?' By Kirstie Brewer, from BBC, Feb 2020. "By asking questions like "How did you feel about yourself when you realised you were gay?" the implication is that an applicant should feel shame and panic at coming to terms with their sexuality, Zofia Duszynska says. "