Founded in 2008, the Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM) is the only international organization dedicated to advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) refugees fleeing persecution due to gender identity or sexual orientation. An official partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), ORAM helps those who have been shunned by their families, ostracized by their communities, and criminalized by their governments. ORAM draws upon its deep roots and extensive ties within the refugee and LGBTI spheres to bring about institutional changes that help create a safer path and more receptive environment for refugees. The organization researches and documents abuses faced by LGBTI refugees, advocates and educates on their behalf, and collaborates and lobbies with governments and other NGOs.
ORAM's accomplishments to date include the suspension of the physically invasive practice of phallometry, faster consideration of LGBTIs applying for refugee status, and the first community guide helping LGBTI refugees and asylees integrate into new communities.
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