Essays about: "Queer asylum"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the words Queer asylum.

  1. 6. Are We Home Yet? : An Exploration of Queer Narratives of Forced Salvadoran Migrants

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Céline Nullens; [2020]
    Keywords : queer asylum; LGBTQ* migrants; asylum seekers; refugees; forced migration; El Salvador; Belgium;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how LGBTQ*-Salvadoran applicants for international protection experience the influence of their own sexual orientation and gender identities in relation to the underlying motives behind their migration. In addition, it intends to draw some conclusions from the respondents' statements, gained insights from observations and what was found in literature. READ MORE

  3. 7. Out of the closet, into the lagom(?) : Perceptions and Feelings of Inclusion, Exclusion, and Belonging among Queer Migrants in Sweden.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Froso Terzoglou; [2020]
    Keywords : queer; migration; Sweden; identity; gender; sexuality; passing; discrimination; intersectionality; queer of colour critique; belonging; inclusion; exclusion;

    Abstract : Despite the increasing interest in asylum seekers and refugees within the field of migration studies, there has been a gap in queer migrants’ research. This thesis is an attempt to investigate how migrant and gender identity are influencing each other and how they lead to experiences of both inclusion and exclusion in Swedish society, based on experiences of six queer migrants. READ MORE

  4. 8. Queer Central American Migrants Imagining Livable Lives : a study on how vulnerability of LGBTQ migrants is (re)produced during migration in Mexico and the role of religious shelters

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isadora Bennet; [2020]
    Keywords : Migration; Mexico; LGBTQ; Queer; Livable Lives; Borders and Boundaries; Violence; Central America; Vulnerability; Human Mobility; Asylum;

    Abstract : The migration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- and queer (LGBTQ) people from Central America to or through Mexico has increased in recent years. People are leaving spaces of violence and exclusion related to their sexual and/or gender identity and search conditions for a livable life. READ MORE

  5. 9. Aligning Fortress Europe with the Rainbow? The Securitization of Migration and LGBTI Asylum Seekers in the European Union.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Celia Keller Martínez; [2019-09-17]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The increase of migration into the European Union, which peaked during the 2015 humanitarian crisis of refugees, has raised concerns about security within nationalist political discourse across the EU. European right-wing populist discourse revolves around a perceived threat to national and European culture and identity, pushing adamantly for restrictions in migration policy, and black-marking asylum seekers as hostile actors. READ MORE

  6. 10. Respect for Fundamental Rights in Credibility Assessment of LGBTIQ+ Asylum Seekers in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rubén Pomar Mir; [2019-09-13]
    Keywords : LGBTIQ community; asylum; asylum seeker; fundamental rights; queer asylum;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates an increasingly important topic in the European Union (EU). I analyze challenges to respecting fundamental rights when assessing the credibility of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers in Sweden. READ MORE