Challenging queer migration narratives. A case study of sexual orientation and gender identity rights in the Belgian asylum procedure. Ghent University
Forced migration continues to captivate social discourses, which often represent refugees as predominantly male, heterosexual, cisgender (and homophobic/transphobic) individuals. However, many people flee their home due to the persecution they fear on the ground of their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Once arrived in Europe, in a country where SOGI rights are recognised as human rights and as such expanded the scope of refugee ...