Hendickson said she was “disgusted” and “terrified” by the incident and reported it to G4S, which has a contract with the Home Office to provide accommodation to asylum seekers in her area. When Hendickson initially reported the incident she said the G4S telephone operator told her not to report it to the police. “It’s stated there’s to be no racism, no sexism [in asylum accommodation] and I’m facing that and I’m asking for their help and still no help. However, this arrangement made her nervous because asylum seekers who do not stay in their assigned accommodation can have their support cut off by the Home Office. Sami was eventually moved to a safe house for LGBTI asylum seekers run by Micro Rainbow International and has since been granted refugee status.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2018 15:49 UTC