Nandi, Ritholtz, and Bradley, ‘Introduction: LGBTIQ+ Refugees Virtual Issue’, 2022
- Category: Literature
- Source: Academic
- Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Intersex, Refugee/Asylum
- Place: International
- Year: 2022
- File: VI_LGBTQ+_intro
- URL: https://static.primary.prod.gcms.the-infra.com/static/site/jrs/document/VI_LGBTQ+_intro.pdf?node=c4ef94a31efd92d9db52
Sarah Nandi, Samuel Ritholtz, and Megan Bradley, ‘Introduction: LGBTIQ+ Refugees Virtual Issue’, Journal of Refugee Studies, Online Virtual Issue Exclusive, 2022
Abstract
Over the years, there has been a significant expansion in the refugee studies literature on LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer, and others) people in situations of forced displacement. While this expansion has encouraged inclusion, there is still much more to learn. Accordingly, the Journal of Refugee Studies has announced a new, open Call for Papers
for a special issue on this subject.
This Virtual Thematic Issue aims to refocus attention on a seminal set of previous JRS articles that have explored the experiences of, and the challenges faced by, LGBTIQ+ refugees. Bringing together a variety of disciplines, including law, anthropology, sociology, and social work, the
five pieces curated in this issue speak to a range of key questions about how LGBTIQ+ refugees are incorporated in, or excluded from, the global refugee regime. Together, these articles reflect how academic inquiry on LGBTIQ+ refugees has developed in the past few decades. Of note is the longstanding focus on understanding the numerous and intersecting harms caused by refugee status determination (RSD) processes as well as more recent attention to the agency and organizing efforts of LGBTIQ+ refugees.