Valiquette, Su and Felix, ‘Out of the Shadows’, 2020

Category: Other
Source: Other
Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Intersex, Refugee/Asylum, LGBT+
Place: Americas
Year: 2020
File: <a href="https://www.sogica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Out-of-the-shadows-the-precarious-lives-of-Venezuelan-LGBTQI-asylum-seekers-in-Brazil.pdf">Out of the shadows - the precarious lives of Venezuelan LGBTQI+ asylum-seekers in Brazil
URL: <a href="https://odihpn.org/blog/out-of-the-shadows-the-precarious-lives-of-venezuelan-lgbtqi-asylum-seekers-in-brazil/">https://odihpn.org/blog/out-of-the-shadows-the-precarious-lives-of-venezuelan-lgbtqi-asylum-seekers-in-brazil/

Tyler Valiquette, Yvonne Su and Emilio Felix, ‘Out of the Shadows: The Precarious Lives of Venezuelan LGBTQI+ Asylum-seekers in Brazil’, HPN Blog, 25 March 2020

Abstract

LGBTQI+ Venezuelans are among the most vulnerable groups in what has become one of the fastest-growing refugee crises in the world, suffering xenophobia, homophobia, extreme violence and exploitation. An unlikely beacon of hope lies in the middle of the Amazon, where the staff of Casa Miga work to protect and empower them. As the only centre for LGBTQI+ asylum-seekers in Latin America, the Manaus-based shelter houses Venezuelans who have travelled thousands of kilometres to escape violence, hunger and economic collapse, often encountering yet more hardship along the way. This article explores the complex intersectionality of Venezuelan LGBTQI+ asylum-seekers and refugees in Brazil, considering both the social and political elements at play, while demonstrating the need for increased support from the humanitarian sector.