Peter Markham, a writer and correspondent for www.immigrationnews.co.uk, on why LGBTQ+ asylumseekers in the UK and Europe are not being believed.One of the biggest stories on Brighton’s doorstep this year has been the plight of migrants trying to cross the channel in order to reach the UK.
People who have often endured massive trauma are risking their lives to get to what they hope will be a better place.Among those who arrive in the UK and the rest of Europe are asylum seekers who have been persecuted because of their Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity (SOGI).
Some come from countries where the law offers them no protection and threatens them with death by stoning for simply being who they are.