Genius: Journal of legal studies on sexual orientation and gender identity – November 2018 This Issue explores some of the problematic aspects raised by sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) asylum claims. Going beyond the studies available in this field, which are often focused only on the refugee status determination, the contributions published in this … Continue reading Journal issue: International protection and SOGI
ABSTRACT During the past two decades, Canada has accepted hundreds of LGBT asylum seekers, including gay Iranian men. Sociologists of sexualities and migration have yet to study this group as immigrants whose sexualities play a central role in their social interactions, immigration, and integration practices. Taking integration as a category of practice and relying on … Continue reading Sexuality and integration: a case of gay Iranian refugees’ collective memories and integration practices in Canada
Abstract: This annotated bibliography gives an account of legal and social sciences research sources related to refugee claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bibliography, which focuses primarily on English language publications, includes close to 200 items that fall into the following two categories of research sources: (1) scholarly publications on lesbian, … Continue reading Refugee Claims Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: an Annotated Bibliography
We are glad to share with you our latest documentary titled “Hidden Bruises”. This documentary highlights the challenges faced by refugee women and girls living in Kampala city where they find themselves caught in a web of survival. Many of them have suffered sexual and gender based violence such as rape leaving them with children born … Continue reading Documentary: Hidden Bruises
This annotated bibliography project aims to provide a guide to existing legal and social scientific English-language research publications for those interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) asylum. It is currently in draft form. A final version will be available shortly. You have to be registered as a user on this site to download … Continue reading LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Refugees and Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity Asylum – An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Legal and Social Scientific Publications
AbstractThroughout history, Low German Mennonites have executed collective migrations to preserve their religious integrity. Their contemporary migrations to North America are not collective orchurch-sanctioned, but economically-motivated. This paper explores the intertwined processes of gender and religion in transnational social spaces through the destination experiences ofMennonite women in Canada. The paradoxes of the transnational social field, … Continue reading Migration as preservation and loss: The paradox of transnational living for Low German Mennonite women
The film ‘Gender Against Men’ is available to view on the Forced Migration Online website. Gender Against Men exposes the hidden world of sexual and gender-based violence against men in the conflicts of the Great Lakes Region. The film demonstrates how male identities are under attack and how rape when used as a weapon of … Continue reading Gender Against Men