Assessing Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Asylum Claims: Towards a Transgender Studies Framework for Particular Social Group and Persecution

Assessing Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Asylum Claims: Towards a Transgender Studies Framework for Particular Social Group and Persecution

In this article, I focus on gender identity and gender expression as grounds for international protection. After clarifying issues of terminology and theoretical framework, namely Transgender Studies, I criticize the current framework for determining membership in a Particular Social Group (PSG) for...

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Main Author: Mariza Avgeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Dynamics
Subjects:
refugee law
asylum
gender expression
SOGI asylum claimants
transgender studies
gender identity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2021.653583/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2021.653583/full

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