A Qatari princess was granted asylum in the UK over fears that they would be persecuted for being transgender.
Leaked documents obtained by the Sunday Times of London show that the princess, who is a member of Qatar’s ruling Al Thani family, told Britain’s Home Office — the government agency responsible for immigration and security — how difficult their upbringing was.,” the princess wrote. “Qatar is extremely strict in Sharia.”The leaked documents show that the princess escaped during a family trip to London in the summer of 2015 and went into hiding with their girlfriend.
In their application for asylum, the princess included two letters that described how they had been “depressed ever since I can remember simply because my outside never matched my inside.”AFP via Getty Images“I felt as though my life had been thrown in the garbage,” they wrote. “I never wanted to marry my male cousins like the rest of my family. I am terrified for what my brothers are about to unleash. I am scared.
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