Immigration Equality: LGBT Asylum and Immigration in the U.S

Program Type:

Featured, Literature

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults
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The concept of “political asylum” is not limited to individuals fleeing their home countries because they have opposing political views in the traditional sense.  Asylum seekers flee persecution on many grounds, including race, religion and, increasingly, their status as LGBT individuals.  As anti-gay atrocities are being committed in Chechnya and other places internationally, join immigration attorney Ginger Jacobs to explore what it means for LGBT refugees to seek asylum in the US.  What are the unique issues that LGBT people face in fleeting severe homophobia in their countries of origin and what can we, as a community, do to support LGBT asylum-seekers?

Presented in conjunction with the 2017 One Book One San Diego county-wide reading campaign.

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