‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America
Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?The transgender refugees fleeing the US – podcastTer Apel, a small, unassuming Dutch town near the German border, is a place tourists rarely have on their...
<p>Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jan/19/transgender-refugees-fleeing-us-podcast">The transgender refugees fleeing the US – podcast</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p>Ter Apel, a small, unassuming Dutch town near the German border, is a place tourists rarely have on their itinerary. There are no lovely old windmills, no cannabis-filled coffee shops and on a recent visit it was far too early for tulip season.</p><p>When foreigners end up there, it is for one reason: to claim asylum at the Netherlands’ biggest refugee camp, home to 2,000 desperate people from all around the world.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/19/i-was-afraid-for-my-life-the-transgender-refugees-fleeing-trumps-america">Continue reading...</a>
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