Abstract
When we consider sexuality as the grounds of an application for refugee status we enter into a highly charged discursive field which has existed since the introduction of the United Nations Convention of 1951. This controversy surrounds the provision for persecution on account of membership of a particular social group. This is one of the most contested 'provisions' in refugee law. Lesbian and gay applications for refugee status under the persecuted social group category are characterized by the following three problems, which I have presented below in the form of questions.
Full Text 
Sign-in/Register to access full text options
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Published version (
Free)
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
