UK Lbian & Gay Immigratn Group (UKLGIG)

THE UK GAY AND LBIAN IMMIGRATN GROUP IS NOW LLED RABOW MIGRATN

On Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we are exced to announce our new name: Rabow Migratn.

UK Lbian and Gay Immigratn Group (UKLGIG) talks about the servic and support they provi to lbian and gay refuge and asylum seekers.

UKLGIG promot equaly and digny for asylum seekers and refuge who are Lbian Gay Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT). Image you are g om a place where you’ve had to lie and be ashamed of your sexualy and then to arrive the UK and have to say to a uniformed officer, ‘I am gay’ immediately.

It is also important to make spac more gay/transgenr iendly. The UK Lbian & Gay Immigratn Group was created 1993 as Stonewall Immigratn Group by same sex upl and their lawyers to share rmatn, lobby for change and rm and advise lbians and gay men wantg to rema together the UK on the basis of their relatnship. In 1992, the procs of the policisatn of the issue of immigratn rights of gay and lbian upl began almost by accint.

UK LBIAN AND GAY IMMIGRATN GROUP

It beme clear time that there was strength numbers and, rather than ntug to rema quiet about their existence, the upl formed the Stonewall Immigratn Group, separate om but loosely nnected to the Stonewall Lobby Group, for the purpose of workg specifilly on the issue of gay and lbian immigratn rights.

In particular, the group sought, and obtaed, the mment of the Shadow Home Secretary that, if elected, a Labour ernment would regnise gay and lbian relatnships for immigratn purpos. The UK Lbian & Gay Immigratn Group (UKLGIG) supports LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigratn procs. UK Lbian and Gay Immigratn Group provis psychosocial and emotnal support for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers to help improve their mental health and rce isolatn.