In relation to India, Rainbow Migration shared two examples of clients who have been granted asylum in the UK: a. “A trans woman from India came out to her parents at age fourteen. They reacted very negatively, locking her in the house and refusing to let her out. They forced her to undergo harmful conversion practices, which the UN rightly identity as “degrading” and “inhumane”. b. “A lesbian woman from India had an engagement arranged for her against her will. She told her fiancé about her sexuality and managed to get the engagement called off. However, her family later found out that the reason he had called off the wedding was because she was a lesbian, and she knew that her only option was to flee the country so that her family would not kill or seriously hurt her. After arriving in the UK and being granted asylum, she was informed by a family member in India that another family member said that if she were to return to 157 Helen Bamber and Asylum Aid,, para 27 158 Refugee Council,, para 25 159 Rainbow Migration, para 10, citing https://civil.ge/archives/624795 and Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament 44 India, they would ‘try to kill me, but even if they could not capture me or kill me, they would still throw acid on [my] face as a punishment for dishonouring the family.’”160