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Immigration

LGBTQ+ Refugees in All Their Bravery and Beauty

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World

Canada Has Promised to Resettle LGBTQ+ Afghans and Female Judges

Canada previously said it would take in 40,000 Afghan refugees after U.S.-led forces left Afghanistan in August.

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News

Massachusetts Church Opens Safe Haven for LGBTQ+ Asylum-Seekers

Besides a safe place to stay, the church also provides asylum-seekers a stipend, connections to immigration lawyers, and assistance in getting health insurance. 

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Opinion

The U.S. Must Release All LGBTQ+ Immigrants From Detention

The violence of the detention system falls hardest on people already facing persecution and bias because of their sexuality or gender identity.

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Opinion

The Dire Plight of LGBTQ+ Afghan Refugees

Swift action needs to be taken by the American government and LGBTQ+ notables to save these extremely vulnerable people.

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Opinion

How Vaccine Passports Could Imperil LGBTQ+ Refugees

Queer migrants fleeing violence shouldn't suffer because of the inequal distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

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Opinion

This Gay Nigerian Has a Message for World Refugee Day

Even though the president may paint them as such, asylum-seekers are not burdens or bad people -- they're brave souls fighting for a humane existence.

Iranian Railroad For Queer Refugees
World

The Situation for LGBT Asylum Seekers Just Got Even More Dire

Even though courts initially froze Trump's "Muslim bans," his executive orders still slowed the U.S. resettlement of LGBT people fleeing violence. Now that the Supreme Court has partially reinstated the bans, things are getting really scary.

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Comedy

LGBT Comedians Blast Donald Trump Jr.'s Horrifying Skittles Analogy

Maybe leave the rainbows to us, Mr. Trump.

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