UK: Gay Muslims Fleeing Arranged Marriages, Family Violence

A British charity has witnessed a huge surge in gay Muslims fleeing arranged marriages, homophobia and family violence. The Albert Kennedy Trust, an organisation which houses homeless gay teens, has seen an increase in the number of Muslims coming to them for help over the past six months. "They face threats of physical violence, actual violence and restriction of liberties," said Trust support worker Annie Southerst, speaking to the BBC. "We've had people chased out of the house with knives and we have had issues around young people who had exorcisms planned to get rid of the gay demons, I suppose. "They come to us because they're homeless, or in danger of being homeless imminently. We sort out emergency accommodation for them. Full Story from the Pink Paper: http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=2234

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