Migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless, and internally displaced persons that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI), face a complex array of challenges and threats throughout all stages of the displacement cycle. Challenges faced by LGBTI persons of refugee backgrounds include discrimination, violence (including rape, torture and murder), difficulty in accessing basic social and economic rights and barriers to articulating their protection needs during asylum procedures (UNHCR, 2012).
Access the NSW Refugee Health Service Factsheet to read more.
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