Petition · past parliament
Stop Home Office sending LGBT asylum seekers back to Afghanistan
Closed
51 signatures
What the petition asks
New government guidelines state that gay Afghans seeking asylum can be deported to Afghanistan and must pretend to be straight.
This contradicts UN guidelines which state LGBT people should not be required to change/conceal their identity to avoid persecution.
We ask the government to repeal this.
This contradicts UN guidelines which state LGBT people should not be required to change/conceal their identity to avoid persecution.
We ask the government to repeal this.
Guardian: Deported gay Afghans told to ‘pretend to be straight’ (February 2017) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/feb/25/afghanistan-gay-asylum-seekers-home-office-illegal-homosexuality
Home Office: Country Policy and Information Note (January 2017) Afghanistan: Sexual orientation and
gender identity https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584025/Afghanistan_-_SOGI_-_CPIN_-__January_2017_.pdf
Home Office: Country Policy and Information Note (January 2017) Afghanistan: Sexual orientation and
gender identity https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584025/Afghanistan_-_SOGI_-_CPIN_-__January_2017_.pdf
Timeline
| 13 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
51
Status
Closed
Opened
13 Mar 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.