Over 1,300 immigrants who claimed asylum in the UK last year cited their sexuality as one of the reasons to have fled their home country, Home Office figures show.
Of those, 739 were granted asylum in Britain, while 285 had their claims refused.
Over 1,300 Asylum Claims Made on Basis of Sexuality in Last Year
The figure, which relates to just 2 percent of total asylum applications, comes after claims some migrants were pretending to be gay to ‘game the system’.
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An LGBT flag at an Orange Unified School District meeting in Orange, Calif., on Aug. 17, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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