LGBTQ refugees flee persecution that can mean the difference between survival and death. In more than 60 countries worldwide, same-sex relationships remain criminalized, and in at least seven, they carry the death penalty. For those who escape, the journey doesn’t end at a border crossing. It continues through complex asylum processes, temporary shelters, and the challenge of rebuilding a life in an unfamiliar place while carrying the weight of what was left behind.
The threats facing LGBTQ people aren’t abstract policy debates. They’re honor killings in Pakistan, state-sanctioned violence in Uganda, forced marriages in Iran, and conversion therapy camps…
