Justine, an Ugandan asylum seeker who was staying with the nuns of Missionaries of Charity in Amsterdam, was not allowed to return to the shelter after she revealed that she is a lesbian and helped with the Canal Pride Parade. RozeLinks, the GroenLinks branch focused on LGBTQ rights, is organizing a 'lesbian kissing-in' on 8 August, Savanna Koolen of Rozelinks said to Het Parool. Justine fled Uganda for the Netherlands last year because of her sexual orientation. She was not granted refugee status.
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Amsterdam Nuns Kick Out Asylum Seeker
Justine, an Ugandan asylum seeker who was staying with the nuns of Missionaries of Charity in Amsterdam, was not allowed to return to the shelter after she revealed that she is a lesbian and helped with the Canal...
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