This Is Who I Am // Birkbeck University // LGBTQIA+ History Month

“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like – how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”

Read by actors and performers, This Is Who I Am is a piece of documentary theatre sharing first-hand accounts of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum about their experiences on arrival in the UK, the impact of the hostile environment and the particular challenges they face.

Bookings can be made here