GENEVA (22 March 2022) - As the Rsian Feratn’s aggrsn agast Ukrae tensifi, is sential for Stat and all stakeholrs engaged protectg forcibly displaced persons to regnise and rpond to the uniquely genred exposure to risk and protectn needs of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, tersex (LGBTI) and genr-diverse refuge, asylum seekers, ternally displaced and undocumented people, a UN expert said today.
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This creasg hostily towards LGBTQAI+ people some Ain natns is g many to flee. But gay and genr-diverse people have historilly faced enormo obstacl fdg refuge abroad. Today, they rema among the most margalised of all asylum seekers. Read more at Monash Lens. * lgbt refugee *
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The newly passed Anti-Homosexualy Act Uganda has ma a untry that was already dangero for LGBTQAI+ people tly treachero.
The new law clus the ath penalty for the so-lled offence of “aggravated homosexualy”, fed as same-sex relatns volvg someone who is HIV-posive or unr the age of 18. Ghana, meanwhile, appears to have watered down a dranian anti-gay bill, but only after US Vice-Print Kamala Harris exprsed ncerns about ahead of her vis.
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But gay and genr-diverse people have historilly faced enormo obstacl fdg refuge abroad. Wh the “Kill the Gays” law, new wav of HIV fectns are formg as vulnerable people stayed away om treatment centr, aaid of beg intified and arrted Charl Onyango-Obbo (@bbo3) June 13, 2023 Read more: There's a growg gap between untri advancg LGBTQ+ rights, and those gog backwards LGTBQAI+ Ugandans have few optns For LGBTQAI+ Ugandans, fdg a safe haven isn’t easy when four of the five untri that borr Uganda also crimalise same-sex sexual nduct (South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). There are now creasg lls Wtern untri to open their doors to LGBTQAI+ refuge om Uganda, but even untri wh progrsive gay rights laws, the procs isn’t so simple.
Read more: Rwanda: LGBT rights are protected on paper, but discrimatn and homophobia persist What ternatnal refugee treati say The 1951 Refugee Conventn is the leadg ternatnal treaty erng the rights of people seekg asylum. When was drafted, however, homosexualy was still a crime a majory of untri. Gay Afghan who fled Taliban uldn’t claim LGBTQ+ asylum UK, John Nilson MP wr PkNews (@PkNews) June 21, 2023 Reasons LGBTQ+ refuge are turned down Let’s look at Atralia as a specific example.