Home Office refused thousands of LGBT asylum claims, figures reveal
(The Guardian World News)

Exclusive: `culture of disbelief´ excludes at least 3,100 nationals from countries outlawing same-sex acts The UK Home Office has refused at least 3,100 asylum claims from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) nationals from countries where consensual same-sex acts are criminalised.At least 1,197 LGBT Pakistanis were refused asylum after making a claim for protection on grounds of sexual orientation between 2016 and 2018, according to an analysis by the Liberal Democrats of figures published by the Home Office. A further 640 LGBT Bangladeshis and 389 Nigerians had their claims on the same grounds refused during the period. Continue reading...