Queer Migration and Asylum in Europe

Author: Richard C.M. Mole Series: Fringe

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A wide-ranging study on the reasons why queer individuals migrate to Europe and the sociopolitical frameworks they navigate.

Europe is a popular destination for LGBTQ people seeking to escape discrimination and persecution. Yet, while European institutions have done much to promote the legal equality of sexual minorities and a number of states pride themselves on their acceptance of sexual diversity, the image of European tolerance is often quite different from the reality faced by LGBTQ migrants and asylum seekers. Queer Migration and Asylum in Europe brings together scholars from politics, sociology, urban studies, anthropology, and law to analyze how and why queer individuals migrate to Europe, as well as the legal, social, and political frameworks they are forced to navigate in the destination societies. The subjects covered include LGBTQ Latino migrants in queer and diasporic spaces in London; the diasporic consciousness of queer Polish, Russian, and Brazilian migrants in Berlin; the role of the Council of Europe in shaping legal and policy frameworks relating to queer migration and asylum; the challenges facing bisexual asylum seekers; queer asylum and homonationalism in the Netherlands; and the role of space, faith, and LGBTQ organizations in Germany, Italy, the UK, and France in supporting queer asylum seekers.

Critic Reviews

'an important contribution to knowledge that contributes considerably to the literature regarding the intersections of gender, sexuality, and migration.'
Journal of immigration, asylum and nationality law

'Chapters' styles are accessible for different audiences. ... The exhaustive overviews of the European Court of Human Rights case law on sexuality and asylum may help judges to be better prepared to adjudicate relevant conflicts. ...Above all, the book will certainly drive scholarly discussions further.' Migration and Society

'This book covers a variety of highly topical issues on queer migration and asylum in the European context. Comparable publications are few and far apart, so this book meets a definite need for such information.'
European Journal of Migration and Law

About the Author

Richard C. M. Mole is Professor of Political Sociology at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL. His research focuses on the relationship between identity and power, with particular reference to nationalism, sexualities and migration. He is the editor of Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities (Routledge 2019) and has published in Slavic Review, East European Politics and Societies, Ethnicity and Health, Nations and Nationalism, European Journal of Social Psychology and Sexualities.