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‘As queer refugees, we are out of category, we do not belong to one, or the other' : LGBTIQ+ refugees’ experiences in ‘ambivalent’ queer spaces

Held, N

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Abstract

While over the last twenty years geographers of sexuality have explored the racialisation of
queer spaces, the experiences of LGBTIQ+ refugees in those spaces are rather absent in these
studies. At the same time, while in recent years there has been an increasing amount of research
on LGBTIQ+ asylum in Europe and beyond, the social experiences of LGBTIQ+ claimants
and refugees in their host countries, including queer spaces, have only recently started to be
examined. Drawing on research carried out in Germany, Italy and the UK, this article explores
LGBTIQ+ refugees’ experiences in different spaces such as LGBTIQ+ support groups and
night-time leisure spaces, as well as intimate relationships. The article argues that these are
‘ambivalent’ spaces for LGBTIQ+ asylum claimants and refugees and that to fully understand
these spatial experiences, we need to look at the inter-dynamic relationship between gender,
sexuality, (dis)ability, ‘race’, religion and ‘refugeeness’.

Citation

Held, N. (2022). ‘As queer refugees, we are out of category, we do not belong to one, or the other' : LGBTIQ+ refugees’ experiences in ‘ambivalent’ queer spaces. Ethnic and Racial Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2032246

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 12, 2022
Online Publication Date Mar 3, 2022
Publication Date Mar 3, 2022
Deposit Date Jan 26, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 24, 2022
Journal Ethnic and Racial Studies
Print ISSN 0141-9870
Electronic ISSN 1466-4356
Publisher Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2032246
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2032246
Related Public URLs http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/current
Additional Information Access Information : Part of the Special Issue: Queer Liberalisms and Marginal Mobility
Projects : Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

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