Wilkinson, ‘”What Do They Want Me To Do To Prove I’m A Lesbian?”‘, 2018
- Category: Reports
- Source: Other
- Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Refugee/Asylum
- Place: Africa
- Year: 2018
- File: What Do They Want Me To Do To Prove I'm A Lesbian
- URL: https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/lgbtq-asylum-seekers-uk/
Sophie Wilkinson, ‘”What Do They Want Me To Do To Prove I’m A Lesbian?” – Investigating The Plight of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers In The UK’, Grazia Daily, 9 July 2018
Abstract
‘How did you realise you are a lesbian? How did your relationship begin? Can you describe how you have lesbian sex? If you’re religious and your family won’t approve, why do you do it? Why can’t you go home and hide your sexuality?’ These are just some of the questions that Thalmah, 24, was asked by a Home Office worker during a six-hour interview last year, she says. All because she’s an asylum seeker fleeing homophobia in her home country, Uganda, to live in a country which, apparently, is proud of its LGBTQ+ citizens.