We spoke to Rainbow Migration about the ways this racist bill could put queer lives in danger and what we can do to fight it.
Kill the Bill protest in London, a charity supporting LGBTQ+ people through the UK's asylum and immigration system, the bill poses a serious threat to those currently in the process of gaining asylum, as well as those who look to seek it in the future.
It's not clear exactly what evidence the government expect people seeking asylum to provide that proves they are LGBTQ+, but in ato the House of Lords, Rainbow Migration has outlined how the increased difficulty may"potentially jeopardise the lives of people who are fleeing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic persecution.
"I was one of the lucky ones able to fly out from my country, and even I did not manage to get all my documents that I needed," says Bahiru, a 36-year-old gay man who was exiled from Ethiopia in 2016. Rainbow Migration helped him seek asylum in the UK at the time and now, he is currently undergoing the process of gaining permanent residency.
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