Canal Laiton, ‘Moving targets: experiences of LGBTIQ+ people on the move across the Americas’, 2024
- Category: Reports
- Source: NGOs
- Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Intersex, Refugee/Asylum, Migration, LGBT+
- Place: Americas
- Year: 2024
- File: 343_Moving-targets-LGBTIQ-Across-the-Americas_EN
- URL: https://mixedmigration.org/resource/moving-targets-lgbtiq-migrants-americas/
Ximena Canal Laiton, ‘Moving targets: experiences of LGBTIQ+ people on the move across the Americas’, Mixed Migration Centre, 2024
Abstract
LGBTIQ+ people on the move in Latin America can face significant risks of targeted violence and discrimination related to their sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. This paper explores the experiences of LGBTIQ+ individuals travelling towards the United States from Latin America and the Caribbean. Data was gathered in Tijuana, Monterrey and Mexico City (Mexico) through the 4Mi project between September 2023 and March 2024.
Findings are based on 474 in-person surveys, with 131 LGBTIQ+ individuals and 343 non-LGBTIQ+ individuals to compare their migration experiences, along with 15 interviews with LGBTIQ+ migrants and key informants.
Spanish version available here.