Offtrack: The Long Road to Asylum for LGBTQ Refugeees in Greece

"Offtrack: The Long Road to a Second Chance for LGBTQ Refugees in Greece" covers the story of doubly marginalized LGBTQ refugees who flee oppressive governments, death threats, and violent assaults for Greece. The country is their gateway to Europe and beyond, where they become asylum seekers. This multimedia project documents the challenges and experiences of LGBTQ asylum-seekers in Greece and investigates the long-term approach to safety, integration, and relocation by the humanitarian organizations Safe Place International (SPI), an LGBTQ shelter in Athens, and Fenix, a legal aid organization based in Lesbos. "Offtrack" documents LGBTQ asylum-seeking realities in Greece through writing and photography. The project was developed by Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow Valerie Pires, a New York City-based investigative journalist and documentary photographer, and published by the Pulitzer Center in September 2023.