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LGBTQ+ asylum seekers across Europe struggle to prove their sexuality to find safety.

This story is a part of our magazine—The Queer Issue.

Queer people are being targeted everywhere we turn. In its 2021 report, ILGA—the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association—has warned of a stark rise in abuse and hate speech against LGBTQ+ people. This is not just coming from increasingly organised groups of bigots on social media, but also from government and mainstream media. Is Europe paying attention to these warning signs?

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Queer Roma people's experiences are shaping LGBTQ+ activism in Romania, one of Europe's most religious societies.

This story is a part of our magazine—The Queer Issue.

Although Italy still lags behind many of its neighbours when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights, pockets of the southern region of Campania have been havens for the femminielli community for hundreds of years.

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What if queer people aren’t the product of their own trauma—a broken part in an otherwise close-to-perfect system—but it’s actually the system that is broken, and queer people have merely found a way to thrive within it?

Imagine a space where all parts of your identity can be expressed, self-acceptance is encouraged, and a sense of community can be found. For queer Muslims, who often find themselves excluded at the crossroads of their multilayered identities, such spaces can provide an antidote to the discrimination and injustices they experience.

This story is a part of our magazine—The Queer Issue.