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UK Tells Gay Asylum Seekers From Afghanistan To Pretend To Be Straight If They Are Deported

Michael Fitzgerald February 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Human rights groups have denounced guidelines directing gay asylum seekers who are deported to Afghanistan from the UK to pretend they are … [Read more...] about UK Tells Gay Asylum Seekers From Afghanistan To Pretend To Be Straight If They Are Deported

Topics: Actor, Space More Posts About: Afghanistan, asylum, Asylum Seeker, United Kingdom

Homeland Security Issues News Guidelines on LGBT Asylum Seekers: VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald June 30, 2015

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The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) yesterday issued guidance on the detention of transgender … [Read more...] about Homeland Security Issues News Guidelines on LGBT Asylum Seekers: VIDEO

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: assault, asylum, Asylum Seeker, Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, LGBT, sexual assault

European Union Rules Asylum Seeker Tests For Homosexuality Unlawful

Michael Fitzgerald December 2, 2014

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that gay asylum seekers do not need to undergo a test to prove they are homosexual The European Court … [Read more...] about European Union Rules Asylum Seeker Tests For Homosexuality Unlawful

Topics: News More Posts About: Africa, Africa, asylum, Egypt, EU, Europe, European Court of Justice, European union, Law - Gay, LGBT, News, Uganda, Uganda

Gay Asylum Seekers In Australia Could Be Resettled In Anti-Gay Papua New Guinea: READ

Michael Fitzgerald September 25, 2014

Several gay asylum seekers in Australia who fled persecution in their home countries could be resettled in Papua New Guinea, where homosexuality is … [Read more...] about Gay Asylum Seekers In Australia Could Be Resettled In Anti-Gay Papua New Guinea: READ

Topics: LGBT Rights, Living | Loving More Posts About: asylum, asylum seekers, Australia, Australia, Farsi, gay asylum seekers, immigration, Iran, Iranian, Law - Gay, LGBT, Letters, LGBT Rights, LGBT Stories, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, Salvation Army, suicide letter

Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Recommended For Asylum In The U.S. – VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald September 19, 2014

Immigration officials are recommending that the U.S. grant asylum to John Abdallah Wambere, a prominent gay rights activist in Uganda who lives in … [Read more...] about Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Recommended For Asylum In The U.S. – VIDEO

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, World More Posts About: activist, asylum, Boston, gay rights, John Abdallah Wambere, Law - Gay, LGBT, Massachusetts, News, Uganda, Uganda, video, YouTube, YouTube, Yoweri Museveni, Yoweri Museveni

LGBT Immigrants Hold Reform Rally in Front of White House: VIDEO

Jake Folsom September 10, 2014

A group of LGBT immigrants rallied in D.C. Tuesday to protest the federal government's immigration policies in light of news that President Obama … [Read more...] about LGBT Immigrants Hold Reform Rally in Front of White House: VIDEO

Topics: News More Posts About: asylum, El Salvador, Honduras, immigrant, immigration, LGBT, lgbtq, News, News Clips, Nigeria, Nigeria, Obama, policy, President, protest, pseudonym, rally, Washington DC, White House

Bisexual Asylum Seeker Avoids Deportation To Jamaica – VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald July 3, 2014

Orashia Edwards, a bisexual Jamaican man who says he faces danger in his native country because of his sexuality, learned on Tuesday that he will not … [Read more...] about Bisexual Asylum Seeker Avoids Deportation To Jamaica – VIDEO

Topics: Living | Loving, News, Society More Posts About: Asylum, asylum, BBC, Bisexual, bisexual, Britain, England, European Union, Great Britain, Home Secretary, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights Campaign, Jamaica, Jamaica, law, Law - Gay, LGBT, Law Enforcement, Leeds, News, Orashia Edwards, Theresa May, U.K.

Prominent Ugandan Activist Seeks Asylum in U.S. Over Anti-Gay Law

Daniel Villarreal May 7, 2014

John Abdallah Wambere — a prominent 41-year-old Ugandan activist — has applied for asylum in the U.S.. He appeared in the documentaries Call Me Kuchu … [Read more...] about Prominent Ugandan Activist Seeks Asylum in U.S. Over Anti-Gay Law

Topics: News More Posts About: asylum, Asylum, News, Uganda, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, Yoweri Museveni

Nigerian Asylum Seeker Has Two Weeks To Prove She’s A Lesbian Or Face Death: VIDEO

Daniel Villarreal April 9, 2014

… [Read more...] about Nigerian Asylum Seeker Has Two Weeks To Prove She’s A Lesbian Or Face Death: VIDEO

Topics: News More Posts About: Asylum, asylum, News, Nigeria, Nigeria, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Video, video

Gay Former Saudi Diplomat Asylum Case Appealed

Steve Pep March 29, 2014

An update on the case of Ali Ahmed Asseri, the former Saudi diplomat who has been fighting to recieve political asylum in the United States … [Read more...] about Gay Former Saudi Diplomat Asylum Case Appealed

Topics: Living | Loving, News, Religion More Posts About: Asylum, asylum, News, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

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