Migrants walk towards the Austrian border from Hegyeshalom, Hungary (Picture: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)

David Cameron has confirmed that gay refugees will be accepted and settled in the UK.

This week the Home Office said it would look at ‘vulnerable criteria’ when looking at refugee cases and will take into account sexual orientation and gender identity.

Other vulnerability criteria will include ‘violence and/or torture; refugees with legal and/or physical protection needs; refugees with medical needs or disabilities and children and adolescents at risk’.

LGBT people living under the rule of Isis have been repeated persecuted by the terror group, who see homosexuality as a sin punishable by death.


Paul Dillane, from the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group, said: ‘This is welcome news, UKLGIG has been calling on the UK Government to commit to resettling and protecting LGBTI refugees from Syria for some months.



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‘Resettlement is often the only durable solution to guarantee the safety of LGBTI people due to the grave dangers many experience in refugee camps and places of displacement.’

‘It is vital the UK authorities confirm what steps they are taking to identify vulnerable LGBTI refugees, especially in countries like Jordan and Lebanon where LGBTI people face significant dangers.’

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Many LGBT people have been viciously persecuted in by Isis (Picture: BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)