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Sexual orientation and gender identity claims of asylum in Germany : intersectional legal, social and methodological challenges (2019)
Book Chapter
Held, N. (2019). Sexual orientation and gender identity claims of asylum in Germany : intersectional legal, social and methodological challenges. In C. Küppers (Ed.), Refugees & Queers : forschung und bildung an der schnittstelle von LSBTTIQ, fluchtmigration und emanzipationspolitiken (53-80). transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839442111-004

In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Dustin, M., & Held, N. (2018). In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK. GenIus (Bologna), 2018(2), 74-87

Individuals claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in Europe must prove
to the authorities in question that they are ‘credible’ and meet the Refugee Convention criteria. In most cases, they
do this by demonstra... Read More about In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK.

'They like you to pretend to be something you are not' : an exploration of working with the intersections of gender, sexuality, 'race', religion and 'refugeeness', through the experience of Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) members and volunteers (2018)
Book Chapter
Held, N., & McCarthy, K. (2018). 'They like you to pretend to be something you are not' : an exploration of working with the intersections of gender, sexuality, 'race', religion and 'refugeeness', through the experience of Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) members and volunteers. In S. Nayak, & R. Robbins (Eds.), Intersectionality in social work : activism and practice in context (142-155). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315210810-11

This chapter looks at the intersections of gender, sexuality, ‘race’, religion and ‘refugeeness’. By drawing on research conducted with members of the Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) in Manchester, it discusses current issues faced by bisexu... Read More about 'They like you to pretend to be something you are not' : an exploration of working with the intersections of gender, sexuality, 'race', religion and 'refugeeness', through the experience of Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) members and volunteers.

The reform of the Common European Asylum System : fifteen recommendations from a sexual orientation and gender identity perspective (2018)
Report
Ferreira, N., Danisi, C., Dustin, M., & Held, N. (2018). The reform of the Common European Asylum System : fifteen recommendations from a sexual orientation and gender identity perspective

Since the 1990s, the European Union (EU) has slowly developed an increasingly sophisticated body of asylum law and policy, known as the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). This framework – both in the shape of legislative instruments and case law –... Read More about The reform of the Common European Asylum System : fifteen recommendations from a sexual orientation and gender identity perspective.

‘They look at you like an insect that wants to be squashed’ : an ethnographic account of the racialized sexual spaces of Manchester’s Gay Village (2016)
Journal Article
Held, N. (2017). ‘They look at you like an insect that wants to be squashed’ : an ethnographic account of the racialized sexual spaces of Manchester’s Gay Village. Sexualities, 20(5-6), 535-557. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460716676988

This article explores the interactive relationship between sexuality, ‘race’ and space. By drawing on ethnographic research with bisexual and lesbian women, it looks at the lived experiences of the intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in a particula... Read More about ‘They look at you like an insect that wants to be squashed’ : an ethnographic account of the racialized sexual spaces of Manchester’s Gay Village.

What does a ‘genuine lesbian’ look like? : intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in Manchester's Gay Village and in the UK asylum system (2015)
Book Chapter
Held, N. (2015). What does a ‘genuine lesbian’ look like? : intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in Manchester's Gay Village and in the UK asylum system. In F. Stella, Y. Taylor, T. Reynolds, & A. Rogers (Eds.), Sexuality, Citizenship and Belonging : trans-national and intersectional perspectives (131-148). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315752563-15

This chapter explores the ‘racialisation of sexuality’, whilst also acknowledging the intersections of sexuality and gender. The intersections of ‘race’ and sexuality are explored by using material from different projects: ethnographic research condu... Read More about What does a ‘genuine lesbian’ look like? : intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in Manchester's Gay Village and in the UK asylum system.

Comfortable and safe spaces? Gender, sexuality and 'race' in night-time leisure spaces (2015)
Journal Article
Held, N. (2015). Comfortable and safe spaces? Gender, sexuality and 'race' in night-time leisure spaces. Emotion, Space and Society, 14, 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2014.12.003

This article aims to contribute to the fields of emotional geographies and geographies of sexualities by exploring the relationship between emotions and gender, sexuality, and ‘race’ in sexualised night-time leisure spaces. By drawing on ethnographic... Read More about Comfortable and safe spaces? Gender, sexuality and 'race' in night-time leisure spaces.

Researching "race" in lesbian space : a critical reflection (2009)
Journal Article
Held, N. (2009). Researching "race" in lesbian space : a critical reflection. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 13(2), 204-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160802695379

Feminist researchers have acknowledged that racial differences between researcher and researched impact on the research process; however, there has been little concern with how “race” is actually made in/through the research process. If we think “rac... Read More about Researching "race" in lesbian space : a critical reflection.