Category Archives: Gender Identity Persecution

Immigration Asylum Laws: What is Gender Identity Persecution?

Gender identity persecution occurs when someone is harmed because they are transsexual, transgender or do not conform to traditional gender stereotypes. Persecution can include threats, attacks, beatings, sexual assault and abuse, mental abuse, and severe economic harm. What Is Asylum? Asylum is a U.S. legal mechanism for protecting immigrants who have been persecuted or… Read More »