07 December 2021

Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Blog posts:

Fundamental tensions and productive instability: The refugee definition of the 1951 Refugee Convention at 70 through a queer theory lens (Fluchtforschungsblog & RLI Blog, Dec. 2021) [text]

LGBT migrants in South Africa: religion can be a blessing, and a curse (The Conversation, Nov. 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Claims to Refugee Protection on the Basis of Sexual Orientation: Time to Change the Definition?," University of New South Wales Law Journal Student Series, no. 33 (2021) [full-text]
- Focuses on Australia.

"Everyday Struggles of Queer Refugees for Homemaking," Movements: Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies, vol. 6, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

Intersecting exclusions: experiences of violence and displacement among LGBTQI+ communities in Kenya (ODI, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Negotiating two worlds: An exploration of Moroccan Belgian youths’ lived experience of gender identity," DiGest: Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, vol. 8, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"Queer asylum seekers in Belgium: Navigating reception centers," DiGest: Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, vol. 8, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"Re-Thinking Protection for LGBTI Refugees in Kampala, Uganda: A Relational, Trust-Based Approach," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 28 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"'Sexuality' through the Kaleidoscope: Sexual Orientation, Identity, and Behaviour in Asylum Claims in the United Kingdom," Laws, vol. 10, no. 4 (Nov. 2021) [open access]

"Stability and change in attitudes towards homosexuality among immigrant-origin adolescents in Norway," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 26 Nov. 2021 [open access]

Multimedia:

Protection Issues and Solutions for LGBTIQ+ People in Contexts of Forced Displacement, PROTECT Expert Forum 2021, 15 Sept. 2021 [access]
- Includes a focus on South/Southern Africa.

Resource:

Training package: SOGIESC and working with LGBTIQ+ persons in forced displacement (UNHCR & IOM, Oct. 2021) [access via UNHCR] [access via IOM]
- "IOM and UNHCR have jointly developed this comprehensive training package on the protection of people with diverse SOGIESC for personnel as well as the broader humanitarian community. The training’s modules cover a wide variety of topics, including terminology, international law, communication, protection, assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR) and Refugee Status Determination (RSD), all with a focus on practical guidance for IOM and UNHCR offices and partner organizations."

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