Essays about: "queer refugees"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words queer refugees.

  1. 1. Towards Another Closet?! The Social Integration-related Experiences of Georgian LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers in Berlin, Germany.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Tamazi Sozashvili; [2023-11-03]
    Keywords : LGBTQ asylum seekers; Social Integration; Intersectionality; Georgia; European Union.;

    Abstract : Georgia is among the top 10 nationalities who seek asylum in the EU. Despite not existing the official statistics, LGBTQ+ individuals, too, flee from Georgia due to persecution and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Queer refugees in Sweden: responding to vulnerabilities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Mario Ribaric; [2021]
    Keywords : queer refugees; Sweden; risks for queer refugees; queer refugee vulnerability; responding to vulnerability; queer refugee agency; queer refugee intersectionality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Academic research on a global level and somewhat in Sweden has addressed the risks queer refugees face, uncovering vulnerabilities, their responses, and views on the agency. Though they left open questions about how much queer refugees can or can not respond to their vulnerabilities, how is this correlated to their agency, and what is the intersectionality of their experiences. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. 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