Queering UK Refugee Law, livre ebook

• Draws on eight semi-structured interviews with sexually diverse refugees who have successfully claimed asylum in the UK alongside a further 20 interviews with legal practitioners and charity workers;

• Subject matter is very timely given the UK government’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ and resulting large scale alterations to the UK asylum system.

In the context of a global backlash against both migrant and LGBTIQA+ rights , this book critically examines the experiences of LGBTIQA+ people within the UK asylum system.

The book draws on interviews with refugees, legal practitioners and charity workers to analyse the systemic challenges faced by LGBTIQA+ people seeking asylum. By blending empirical data and critical theory, the text highlights the contradictions between the UK’s purportedly LGBTIQA+ inclusive narratives and its treatment of sexually diverse refugees, offering insights for researchers, practitioners and policy makers on the pressures facing LGBTIQA+ people within the asylum system.

1. Introduction

2. Queering Refugee Law

3. The Narratives of Refugees

4. Narratives From Practice

5. The Role of the Third Sector

6. The State of Play