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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.