Rainbow Asylum

Please take this pre-test survey before listening to the podcast content: https://forms.gle/Qxdd94fqCpGqs3Kr5Trigger Warning: Please be aware of some heavy content discussed in this episode including violence against LGBTQ+ people. Listen with caution and take care of yourself. Description: In this episode, we will be defining concepts related to asylum, overviewing some asylum history, and exploring some of the reasons why LGBTQ+ people seek asylum. Learning Resources: Defining RefugeeDefining AsylumKhayal's Story: What it's Like to be an LGBT Asylum SeekerViolence and Harassment against LGBT People and Activists in RussiaMap of Countries that Criminalize LGBT PeopleThe Ecology of Anti-Gay ViolenceA Victim of the Anti-Gay Purge in Chechnya Speaks OutThe Horror of Honor KillingsLlewellyn, C. (2020). Captive while waiting to be free: Legal violence and LGBTQ asylum applicant experiences in the USA. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 18(1), 202–212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00449-7Alessi, E., Kahn, S., Van Der Horn, R. (2017) A qualitative exploration of the premigration victimization experiences of sexual and gender minority refugees and asylees in the United States and Canada. The Journal of Sex Research, 54(7), 936-948, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1229738Ariel Shidlo, & Joanne Ahola. (2013). Mental health challenges of LGBT forced migrants. Forced Migration Review, 42, 9–11. 

Trigger Warning: Please be aware of some heavy content discussed in this episode including violence, sexual harassment, and rape. Listen with caution and take care of yourself.Description: In episode 2, we discuss what the asylum process looks like for LGBTQ+ people with additional insight into the real-life complications of U.S. domestic policies. This episode also features a special guest interview with Andres Molina, the Development and Communications Coordinator with the LGBT Asylum Project. You can follow the LGBT Asylum Project’s work through their information below.Learning Resources: LGBT Asylum Project WebsiteLGBT Asylum Project Instagram: lgbtasylumprojectLGBT Asylum Facebook Interested in volunteering for the LGBT Asylum Project? Email pr@lgbtasylumproject.orgU.S. Policies and Practices Subjecting LGBTQ Asylum Seekers to Human Rights ViolationsProtecting and Assisting LGBT RefugeesWhat about LGBT refugees in the United States?The United States Is Not Safe for LGBT Refugees: A Call to Abandon the Canada-United States Safe Third Country AgreementCenter for the Study of Social Policy: LGBTQ+It's Time to Pass the Equality Act

Please complete this post-test survey after listening to the entire podcast: https://forms.gle/hHVp7zQtmFGgFbid7Description: This final episode of the podcast overviews the current work being done to help and protect LGBTQ+ asylum seekers along with discussion about best practices for helping professionals and what you can do to help as a listener.Learning Resources: Edafe OkporoRefuge AmericaThe LGBT Asylum ProjectHIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees Center for Gender and Refugee Studies National Center for Immigrant Justice Center #WelcomewithDignityLGBT Freedom and Asylum Network Immigration Equality Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Welcome Corps "See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love" by Valerie KaurThe Revolutionary Love Project by Valerie KaurConditions in Migrant Detention CentersServing LGBTQ Immigrants and Building Welcoming CommunitiesUS LGBT Asylum Seekers In Danger At The Border Report documents abuse of LGBTQ asylum seekers in ICE custodyMorgan, D. A. (2006). Not gay enough for the government: Racial and sexual stereotypes in sexual orientation asylum cases. Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Legal Issues, 15, 135–161.Cerezo, A., Morales, A., Quintero, D., & Rothman, S. (2014). Trans migrations: Exploring life at the intersection of transgender identity and immigration. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 1(2), 170-180. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1541644205/ FE6E134DD9B94CABPQ/2. 10.1037/sgd0000031