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'Inhuman' Suella Braverman condemned by LGBT asylum seekers who say they cannot leave UK

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addressed a US think tank earlier today where she said: "There are vast swathes of the world where it is extremely difficult to be gay, or to be a woman.

Where individuals are being persecuted, it is right that we offer sanctuary."But we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if in effect simply being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection."Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerSky News spoke to three members of the LGBT community, all of whom left their homelands for a new life in Britain.Monsur is a gay man from Bangladesh - a majority Muslim country where it is illegal for males to engage in same-sex sexual activity and is punishable by imprisonment.Monsur came to the UK in 2009 to live his life in "freedom" and has "proudly" accepted himself for who he is.Yet, he hasn't been granted asylum despite being here for over a decade, claiming a court decided he was "manufacturing" his sexuality in order to remain in the UK.

Turkey President Erdogan 'bothered by LGBT colours' at UN headquarters 69 people arrested over 'gay wedding' in Nigeria freed on bail Study reveals how number of sexual partners Britons have changes as they age Monsur said: "I really don't know what I have to do to prove to them I am gay or part of the LGBTQ [community]."I don't know why they didn't give a decision in my favour... [I am] suffering a lot."Responding to what would happen if he had stayed in Bangladesh, Monsur said: "I'd kill myself...

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