Queer and a Refugee in Germany
<p>Germany serves as a haven for gay people all around the world, and refugees hope to claim it as their new home — most wanting to settle in Berlin.</p>
<p><strong><em>By Richelle Boyd</em></strong></p>
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<p>Asylum seeker Asha holding the Iranian flag at a protest against the Iranian regime, July, 2021 in Cologne, Germany.</p>
<p>Asha E., a 37-year-old HIV researcher and activist, came to Germany in November 2019 to study for a course in practical biology and neuroscience. While studying here, he got a call from his mother: the Iranian authorities believed he was gay and had raided his apartment.</p>
<p>They took his laptop, something that showed messages with LGBTQ+ activists and private photos he had saved and shared with men he was dating.</p>
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