LEGIT is a Canadian grassroots support and lobby group. We provi support and rmatn on immigratg to Canada for same-sex upl, and some basic rmatn on applyg as a refugee bee of fear of persecutn as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenred , or HIV+ person. We are also workg to end the discrimatn Canada's immgratn regulatns.
Contents:
- CAN I APPLY FOR REFUGEE STAT AS A LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, QUEER OR QUTNG (LGBTQIA+) PERSON?
- HOW CANADA HAS BEEN SECRETLY GIVG ASYLUM TO GAY PEOPLE CHECHNYA FLEEG PERSECUTN
CAN I APPLY FOR REFUGEE STAT AS A LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, QUEER OR QUTNG (LGBTQIA+) PERSON?
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We enurage refugee sponsorship anizatns, as well as anizatns across the untry that support two‑spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex and addnal sexually and genr diverse (2SLGBTQI+) people to privately sponsor refuge who face vlence and persecutn. Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer (LGBTQ+) refuge face unique challeng when they flee persecutn their home untri and e to Canada to seek protectn.
HOW CANADA HAS BEEN SECRETLY GIVG ASYLUM TO GAY PEOPLE CHECHNYA FLEEG PERSECUTN
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Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer (LGBTQ+) refuge claimg protectn Canada mt show that they have a well-found fear of persecutn bee of their genr inty or sexual orientatn, and they mt also show that their state is unable or unwillg to protect them. In addn, 1977, the Canadian Immigratn Act was amend, liftg a ban prohibg gay men and women om immigratg (see also Immigratn Policy Canada).
For example, as a rult of the UNHCR namg sgle men intifyg as gay, bisexual, or transgenr as among those who are most vulnerable Syria (and need of urgent relotn to another untry), Canada rettled a number of gay Syrian men due to their high gree of risk (see Canadian Rponse to the Syrian Refugee Crisis).