Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Today's Show: LGBT Refugees in Turkey

4:30ET: Neil Grungras, Founder & Executive Director of Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM), will join me to talk about the Perils facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey. We will also discuss the “Unsafe Haven: The Security Challenges Facing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Turkey”, a comprehensive account of the crushing burdens LGBT refugees face in a country that is increasingly a crossroads for mixed migration flows from Asia and Africa to Europe.