anxiety.’Jane is one of thousands of people who have applied for asylum in the UK based on their sexual orientation since the first case of its kind in 1999.
In 2019, the grant rate for LGBT asylum applications was 46%.Jane submitted her application for asylum in 2017 after visiting the UK for work, but is still in limbo waiting to hear whether she’s been successful.When she left Kenya, her life had become unsafe.
She’d entered a marriage with her uncle’s friend to conceal her sexuality, and the relationship turned violent.Jane says: ‘I was dating a woman and we thought my marriage would protect our relationship.