LGBT asylum seekers in state-provided accommodation in the United Kingdom

• Autores: Piotr Adam Andruczyk
• Localización: Derechos Humanos, diversidad y convivencia: Actas del III Congreso Internacional MULTIHURI Universitat de València, 1-2 de junio de 2017 / coord. por Ángeles Solanes Corella, 2017, ISBN 978-84-697-5851-9, págs. 73-154
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The United Kingdom, a country that prides itself of its tolerance and openness and where LGBT citizens enjoy almost full equality compared to the rest of society, seems to forget about LGBT1 asylum seekers. While Home Office-provided accommodation systems have some regulations regarding other vulnerable groups looking for international protection, such as families or victims of torture and trafficking, there are no special rules for LGBT migrants eligible for this form of state help. LGBT asylum seekers are a vulnerable group and as such deserve a housing policy adapted to their needs. In all three types of state-provided accommodation, people with a nonheterosexual orientation or with non-conforming gender identity seem to be invisible to the system and face severe problems.