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Gay refugees re-victimized in asylum system
One lesbian woman told how the immigration judge commented that she did not look like a lesbian. Another was told she could not be a lesbian because she had two children. A gay man from East Africa cl… more →
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Gay refugees re-victimized in asylum system
wrote 1 week ago: One lesbian woman told how the immigration judge commented that she did not look like a lesbian. Ano … more →
Award-winning doc on queer refugees fleeing to Canada screening for free on NFB website
wrote 5 months ago: Montreal filmmaker Paul Émile d’Entremont Montreal filmmaker Paul Émile d’Entremont was directing an … more →
ORAM Publishes Guide to Rebuilding the Lives of LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers
wrote 10 months ago: I received the following press release a while back and thought I’d pass it on: ORAM releases … more →
Survey indicates NGOs often fail to adequately protect LGBTI refugees and asylum seekers
wrote 11 months ago: The first survey of attitudes of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) serving asylum-seekers and re … more →
Out of Harm’s Way
wrote 11 months ago: Repost from The Advocate NEARLY SIX MONTHS AGO, the White House unveiled a global blueprint for prom … more →
General Code of Conduct for Working with Refugees, Asylees, and Asylum Seekers
wrote 1 year ago: Reading through ORAM’s new guide on assisting LGBTI refugees, asylees, and asylum seekers I fo … more →
ORAM releases first ever guide on welcoming LGBTI migrants
wrote 1 year ago: ORAM (the Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration) has released the first ever guide for Ame … more →
Nationalities Service Center In Philadelphia Resettles LGBT Refugees
wrote 1 year ago: In 2010, about 3,500 lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) refugees were resettled in the U.S. … more →
First refugees resettled due to anti-gay persecution abroad
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wrote 1 year ago: A 30-year-old gay Ugandan refugee named Daniel, displaced specifically due to anti-LGBTI persecution … more →
First-ever resource center to support the resettlement of LGBT refugees
wrote 1 year ago: The ORR is giving the Heartland Alliance agency in Chicago a $250,000 grant to create a training and … more →
First pilot resettlement program for refugees fleeing sexual & gender-based violence
wrote 2 years ago: ORAM (Organization for Refuge Asylum & Migration) has began a pilot refugee resettlement program … more →
Asylum in U.S. - masculine gay men & feminine lesbians need not apply
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wrote 2 years ago: An article in the New York Times covers the subject of LGBTI’s applying for asylum in the US. … more →
UNHCR Roundtable on Asylum-Seekers and Refugees Seeking Protection on Account of Their Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
wrote 2 years ago: repost from http://www.state.gov Special Assistant Elizabeth Drew, U.S. Department of State, Bureau … more →
Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration assists LGBTI refugees
wrote 2 years ago: The Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration (ORAM) is a group based in San Francisco that is w … more →
State Department welcomes Ugandan LGBTI rights advocate, while allowing refugee contractors to discriminate
wrote 2 years ago: Ugandan human rights-LGBTI rights advocate Valentine (Val) Kalende is visiting the US as a guest of … more →
Getting the Best of Both Worlds – Progress on Global LGBT Issues
wrote 2 years ago: State Dept prior to Sec. Clinton's speech from left to right: Sybille Nyeck, Gift Trapence, Jul … more →
Catholic Charities Houston dismisses refugee's complaint with no reason given
wrote 2 years ago: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Houston has dismissed an Iraqi refugee’s complaint … more →
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, and gay Iraqi refugee clients
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wrote 3 years ago: This is an update to the case of the gay Iraqi refugee clients of Catholic Charities of the Archdioc … more →
Gay refugees still without basic furnishings from Catholic Charities in Houston
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wrote 3 years ago: This is an update to the story about the gay Iraqi refugees in Houston (here). One of them was not g … more →
