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