The United Kingdom's Home Office has denied an asylum request for Iranian lesbian actress Kiana Firouz. Over the past few months, Firouz has been in London working on a film that exposes the deplorable state of LGBT rights in Iran. In the wake of the film's production and release, Iranian authorities even dispatched secret police to London to monitor Firouz.

By denying Firouz asylum, the UK Home Office will be deporting Firouz back to Iran, where homosexuality is punished by flogging, torture, and execution. Moreover, two filmmakers are already imprisoned in Iran for making films contrary to what the Iranian regime deems "appropriate." There's no reason to believe that Firouz won't face the same fate, or even worse, for making a film dealing with LGBT issues.

Send the UK Home Office a message that Firouz deserves asylum. It's the only way to keep her safe. As her asylum lawyer said, "She will be put in prison, she will be raped in prison. It is extremely well-documented that this happens to women." And she's likely to be killed, too.

Does the UK Home Office want to live with that on their conscience? Please take action now.