Popular narratives cite religion as the driving force behind homophobia in Africa, portraying
Christianity and LGBT expression as incompatible. Without denying Christianity's …

Today within neoliberal democracies, gender and sexuality provisions give people the
opportunity of being granted social and legal protection. But how does the asylum system …

Scholarly examinations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) religious
identities have typically focused on “identity reconciliation,” which assumes that being both …

Secularisation theory has also been criticised for its Eurocentrism, ignoring high levels of
religiosity in the USA, a case of 'religious exceptionalism'where church attendance remained …

The article is based on extended ethnography with people who have claimed asylum in the
UK on the grounds of their sexual orientation. This migrant group negotiates their sexual and …

The introduction of legislative structures for same-sex relationships provides a new lens for
grappling with the politics of sexuality in schools and society. The emergence of civil …

This chapter addresses some relevant issues regarding religion and sexual and gender
diversity in Finland. Starting from the notion of a postsecular condition and making use of …

Queer theory is a critical approach to sexuality and gender that challenges what is 'normal'or
'natural'. Specifically, queer theory contends that identities—including identities relating to …

In this article we focus on lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender/-sexual (LGBT) activism
that is grounded in some form of religious identification. Using the approach of the study of …

Since the early 2000s, an increasing number of lgbt+ and queer Iranians have sought
asylum through the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Turkey …