Mengia Tschalaer, ‘Between queer liberalisms and Muslim masculinities: LGBTQI+ Muslim asylum assessment in Germany’, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2019 Abstract This article focuses on Germany’s assessment of refugee claims made by LGBTQI+ Muslims. Based on the analysis of several asylum decisions, it seeks to render insight into the ways in which credibility is assessed at … Read more
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Tschalaer, Mengia, ‘Queer Spaces. The sexual asylum story’, 2019, Diaphanes. The research that supported the writing of this article has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship Programme [grant agreement No 793497] European Commission. More information can be found at www.queerasylum.org. A longer version … Read more
Elif Sarı, ‘Lesbian refugees in transit: The making of authenticity and legitimacy in Turkey’, in Eithne Luibhéid (ed.), Lives That Resist Telling, Routledge, 2021, Chapter 6 Abstract Turkey is a “transit” country, where refugees spend many years waiting before they have a chance to be resettled to a third country. During this liminal period of … Read more
Namrata Verghese, ‘”Have You Read Oscar Wilde?” Performing Queer Citizenship in Asylum Spaces’, Law, Culture and the Humanities Abstract This paper contributes to the growing literature on law and performance by examining the experiences of queer refugees within the asylum system. It examines the performance demands placed on queer asylum seekers—specifically, the dimensions of embodiment, … Read more
Burcu Gümüş and Jón Ingvar Kjaran, on ‘Intersecting marginalisations: violence against LGBTQ+ refugees and ethnic minorities in Turkey’, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1–18, 2025 Abstract This study explores the intersecting forms of violence experienced by LGBTQ+ individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, including Turkish citizens and refugees living in Turkey. Drawing on 35 in-depth … Read more
NQIfFM, ‘Submission in reply to the Call for Evidence by the European Commission regarding the EU LGBTIQ equality strategy for 2026-2030’, University of Sussex, Brighton, 2025 Summary The European Commission opened a call for evidence in relation to the EU LGBTIQ equality strategy for 2026-2030 (https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14551-EU-LGBTIQ-equality-strategy-for-2026-2030_en). This is “a new strategy to combat the inequalities … Read more
Deborah Faudoa Rodríguez, ‘An intersectional approach to LGBTIQ+ Iranian refugees in the United Kingdom: A blog post’, NQIfFM, Brighton, 2022 Excerpt In the present text I will briefly contextualize the current situation LGBTIQ+ people face in Iran, as well as the difficult process they go through when trying to apply for refugee status in Europe. … Read more
Karolína Tajovská, ‘Surviving Trauma: Queer Lives in Iran and the Psychological Impact of Forced Migration’, NQIfFM, Brighton, 2025 Excerpt Existing research consistently demonstrates significant disparities in mental health between queer and heterosexual youth, with queer individuals experiencing markedly higher rates of suicidality and depressive symptoms (Kabir & Brinsworth, 2021; Kelleher, 2009; Marshal et al., 2011; … Read more
Moira Dustin, Nuno Ferreira, Kamran Matin, Mehran Rezaei-Toroghi, and Isabel Soloaga, ‘The praxis of research about queer migrant lives: an Iranian case study’, 4 February 2025 Excerpt Does an academic, theoretically framed, multidisciplinary research project have anything to contribute to migration policy and practice in the context of discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation, … Read more