A transgender activist from Cameroon has arrived in Belgium, where she was given asylum. Despite suffering violent attacks, she had to spend over a year in exile in Nigeria while her claim in Belgium was being processed.
The Checkpoint is a sexual health clinic in the center of Paris specialized in LGBTQ+ healthcare. It's open to migrants with or without healthcare coverage and is accessible without appointment, Monday to Saturday.
Migrants fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation and/or transgender identity can apply for refugee status in France. Find out more about the process.
Germany will now consider queer refugees at risk of persecution in their home countries, whether or not they openly live with their identity and orientation.
Anti-gay and transgender legislation in Hungary have sparked condemnation of Viktor Orban's government and prompted LGBTQ individuals to leave the country. Some of them have made their way to Berlin.
37 civil organizations and charities sent a letter to Greek authorities, addressing the alleged mistreatment of LGBTQI+ asylum seekers in Greece. The letter was addressed directly to Greece's Secretary General of Reception of Asylum Seekers Manos Logothetis and Secretary General of Migration Policy Patroklos Georgiadis.
Abdelkarim Bendjeriou-Sedjerari from Algeria will not receive refugee status in Germany, a German administrative court has ruled. The asylum seeker says he fears for his life in his home country because he is gay.
Cisse, Christian and Narcisse were among the first migrants to be rescued by the NGO vessel Sea-Watch 4. One year later, they are still fighting for a future in Europe.
Migration paths to Europe can take many shapes and are always full of risk and danger. But for stateless people, migration entails countless added layers of difficulty.
Lawyers working with the German Foreign Office have allegedly revealed the sexual identity of gay, lesbian and bisexual refugees to their home countries. The Lesbian and Gay Association of Germany (LSVD) referred to these instances as "human rights abuse" that has to be stopped immediately.
"Famille au grand cœur," an association run by a group of refugees and asylum seekers, is setting up in Montpellier in the south of France. The collective aims to offer welcome and support to young new arrivals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
According to a new UN report, gays who come out in Iran do so at their own peril. Their only recourse is often political asylum.