Yesterday, The Washington Blade published an op-ed by a former IRAP client, under the pseudonym Ali Alwan. Ali fled Iraq because he faced persecution as a result of his trans identity. In... read more →
This week, human rights activist Scott Long published a powerful essay on his blog, a paper bird, exploring the Islamic State's (ISIS) highly publicized use of violence, and focusing in particular on sexuality-based violence... read more →
Nearly 50 members of Congress recently signed an open letter to President Obama urging him to ensure protection for LGBT immigrants. The letter identifies a number of uniquely dangerous circumstances... read more →
In addition to the ordinary challenges of being a refugee in a country that hasn't ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention (and Iraq's neighbors have not), LGBTI refugees in Lebanon, Syria,... read more →