All posts tagged: Migration

Gerard Butler plays ‘Slash or Pass’ for ‘Greenland 2: Migration’

Gerard Butler plays ‘Slash or Pass’ for ‘Greenland 2: Migration’

“I did not come here to poke at your trauma,” is not a thing I, Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko, expected to say to anyone, much less Scottish action star Gerard Butler. When we sat down to celebrate the release of Greenland 2: Migration with a game of “Slash or Pass,” I’d prepped to talk about disaster movies, having no idea how many actual disaster scenarios Butler has faced off-screen. “My life is a disaster,” he laughed while playing the game. But you should watch for yourself to see Butler coolly explain all the stressful scenarios he’s survived. Then you too will know that, when in danger, we should look for Gerard Butler. In our round-up of disaster movies, we touched on Titanic, Airplane!, Geostorm, Twister, The Happening, and of course, Greenland and Greenland 2: Migration. The sequel sees Butler reprise the role of engineer/family man John Garrity, who successfully got his wife and son to safety as the world-threatening comet Clarke barreled to Earth. This time, he’ll face natural disasters and man-made menace to …

What Labour’s migration reforms mean for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

What Labour’s migration reforms mean for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

The UK government’s recently-announced plan to overhaul the asylum system rests on the idea that protection for refugees should be temporary and subject to regular review. Currently, refugees are usually granted five years’ permission to stay, after which they can apply for settlement (indefinite leave to remain). Under the new proposals, recognised refugees would first receive “core protection” – 30 months’ leave, renewable after review. The government is also proposing a system that would make some people wait 20 years for settlement. Like in Norway and Denmark, the UK is proposing allowing refugee status to be revoked and people deported if their country of origin is deemed to have become “safe”. In 2021, Denmark judged parts of Syria safe to return to and revoked or refused renewals for hundreds of Syrians, even as charities warned that returnees still faced serious risk. For LGBTQ+ people, these plans present particular risks that could undermine their safety and ability to live openly. Home Office data shows that, in 2023, 1,377 asylum claims (2% of the total) included sexual …