Hébert, Ross and Grungras, ‘Introduction’, 2017
- Category: Literature
- Source: NGOs, Academic
- Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Intersex, Refugee/Asylum, Human Rights, LGBT+
- Place: Americas
- Year: 2017
- URL: https://muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.sussex.ac.uk/article/679313
Lisa Hébert, Ross Pattee, and Neil Grungras, ‘Introduction’, Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, Volume 29, Number 2, 2017, pp. i-v
Abstract:
When Nicole LaViolette passed away in 2015, she was widely acknowledged by many human rights advocates, scholars, and professionals in the field of refugee research as both a leader and a significant pioneer in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) human rights. Both her scholarly work and the key role she played influenced decision-making bodies as they developed guidelines for LGBTQ refugees. As a young scholar, she remembers thinking it unbelievable that gay, lesbian, and trans individuals were not, at that time, considered to be refugees. During her career and lifetime, and along with other scholars and activists, she was able to contribute to guidelines on how to recognize sexual orientation and gender identity expression in refugee claims both internationally and in her home country of Canada.