“Home Sweet Queer Home”: A study on the homing experiences of LGBTQI+ refugees living in the Netherlands

Master's thesis in Migration and Intercultural Relations ; The Netherlands was one of the first European countries to provide refugee status due to persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Since then, the country has been perceived as a promising land of acceptance for LGBTQI+ migrants and refugees. However, queer refugees are often asked to prove their identities by the Dutch authorities in a procedure where past life events are questioned, and specific narratives are forced to gain credibility in their asylum claims. During this process, LGBTQI+ individuals' homi... Mehr ...