Court nixes ‘Prove You’re Gay’ tests for asylum-seekers
February 13, 2018
Colin Stewart
Colin Stewart is a 45-year journalism veteran living in Southern…
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that officials cannot require asylum seekers to undergo “sexual orientation tests”.
The case stems from a gay Nigerian man seeking asylum in Hungary where authorities required the man take psychological tests to prove he was gay. The ECJ said that, while expert opinions are allowed, sexual orientation tests are “a disproportionate interference in the private life of the asylum-seeker”.
This article comes from a recent UNAIDS Equal Eyes recap of the world’s LGBT news.