The Conference "Fleeing Homophobia" is dedicated to the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex asylum seekers in all European Union countries. It is the final event of a research project, where the final report and the recommendation of the project's team will be presented. Asylum NGOs, LGBTI NGOs, EU and national level policy makers are expected to gather to debate the outcomes of the project.

A call for papers is open until 15 June.

The project Fleeing Homophobia

Each year, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers apply for asylum in EU Member States. During the Fleeing Homophobia project, Sabine Jansen (COC) and Thomas Spijkerboer (VU University Amsterdam) have undertaken a comparative research about how these applications have been dealt with. Further to their findings, they have formulated policy recommendations.
During the conference:

• The research findings will be shared with a wider audience.
• The consequences of these findings for policy makers, decision makers, the judiciary, lawyers, NGO’s and activists will be discussed.
• Academics and people working in practice will share insights and experiences, so as to make these mutually fruitful.