Bennett and Thomas, ‘Seeking asylum in the UK: Lesbian perspectives’, 2013

Subject Area

Sexual Orientation/Sexuality
Gender Identity
Refugee/Asylum
Migration
LGBT+

Source

Academic

Type

Literature

Location

Europe

Year Published

2013

Summary

C. Bennett and F. Thomas, ‘Seeking asylum in the UK: Lesbian perspectives’. Forced Migration Review pp 42, 26–28, University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre, 2013

Abstract

Many aspects of the UK asylum process can be confusing, disempowering and traumatic for lesbian asylum seekers. Recent research examines the impacts of this process on their experiences, their identity and their well-being.