Stop Neglecting the True State of LGBT Refugees

January 13, 2016 · by geoffcthompson · in Rest of the World. ·

January 13, 2015 – Reported by the Advocate.com – In December 2011, President Obama published a trailblazing memorandum vowing to apply U.S. power to create safety for LGBT people oppressed and endangered around the world. Among the key means: securing LGBT refugees’ access to the U.S. refugee system. This venerable goal is eluding us. As the president delivers his final State of the Union address tonight, the perils facing LGBT people in many countries around the world have never been so dire…story continues below…