Lawyers and activists workg wh LGBT refuge the Netherlands report that immigratn thori are creasgly mandg that people fleeg anti-gay persecutn back home prove their sexualy.
Contents:
- 'WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE GAY': LGBT REFUGE NETHERLANDS LOSE HOPE
- 'NOT GAY ENOUGH': DUTCH THORI CHALLENGE ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO PROVE THEIR SEXUALY
'WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE GAY': LGBT REFUGE NETHERLANDS LOSE HOPE
The below anizatns provi servic to LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers the Netherlands: COC the Netherlands COC Netherlands advot for the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex persons (LGBTIQ+ persons). COC striv for the crimalizatn of sexual orientatn and genr inty and for equal rights, emancipatn and the social acceptance of LGBTIQ+ persons the […] * lgbt refugee netherlands *
Aziz then disvered he uld appeal based on his fear of persecutn Afghanistan for beg gay. The judge also dismissed a document om a fay member nfirmg the mortal threat, claimg an Afghan would not help a gay relative this way.
As the first untry to legalise gay marriage, the Dutch see genr and sexualy as central to a proud progrsive history.
Amsterdam has long been a global gay pal. Amsterdam’s famo Gay Pri nal para. Wh more than a ln Mlims a untry of 17m, fears about the supposed exceptnal homophobia of Mlim migrant muni have igned a moral panic over “toleratg tolerance” the past .
'NOT GAY ENOUGH': DUTCH THORI CHALLENGE ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO PROVE THEIR SEXUALY
Refuge are often met wh spicn, and Mlims particular are often seen as havg loyalti elsewhere that will stop them om assiatg to the (prumed homogeno) “native” populatn. Applints have been rejected for var failgs their “gay performance”, cludg not beg effemate enough or not participatg a gay scene their home untry.
The urts said he uldn’t be gay Pakistan whout facg such a stggle. My rearch also nfirms prev reports that applints have been nied for not beg faiar wh homosexualy laws or wh LGBT bars their home untry. COC Netherlands advot for the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex persons (LGBTIQ+ persons).
LGBT Asylum Support is a Dutch NGO supportg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTIQ+) asylum-seekers and refuge the Netherlands. In llaboratn wh fellow LGBTI-anisatns, LGBT Asylum Support provis support to Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr -and Intersex refuge throughout the asylum procre.