Overview

• The Peter Tatchell Foundation has identified daily patterns of small donations from South Asian asylum seekers, often followed by requests for membership cards or letters of support.
• Veteran LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell estimates up to 30 potentially false claims of homosexuality are made daily, predominantly by Pakistani nationals seeking UK asylum protections.
• In January 2025, Tatchell formally alerted Home Office immigration chief Joanna Rowland about the misuse of his foundation's name in asylum applications.
• The Home Office has stated it will rigorously investigate and challenge any proven abuse of the asylum system while safeguarding legitimate refugee claims.
• Pakistan’s criminalization of homosexuality, punishable by life imprisonment, drives genuine asylum claims but may also be exploited by fraudulent applicants, raising concerns about public trust and harm to genuine refugees.