Nonfiction

READ THE ARTICLE: https://longreads.com/2019/06/11/caught-between-borders/ "Caught Between Borders" by Malia Politzer and Annie Hylton Illustration by Eric Chow This "yearlong investigation into the plight of African LGBTI asylum seekers — for which we interviewed dozens of African LGBTI-identified asylum seekers, lawyers, and human rights activists on three different continents — reveal that systemic gaps in the asylum process mean that members of this particularly vulnerable population often fall through the cracks. If you’re African and LGBTI, true safety is often unachievable." 6,991 words. Est. reading time: 25 min. If you prefer to listen to the article, you can create a Text-To-Speech mp3 here: http://www.fromtexttospeech.com. The TTS is a robotic voice, but many people get used to it fairly quickly. Join the Longreads Club where we discuss…